DUBLIN, Apr. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Alternative Sweeteners - A Global Market Overview" report to their offering.

Increased consumer awareness about obesity, diabetes and other health concerns have paved the way for the consumption and usage of alternative sweeteners worldwide. Alternative sweeteners are used as substitute to sugar in foods and beverages to personal care to pharmaceuticals as they contain low to zero calories thus reducing the risk of obesity and diabetes. Alternative sweeteners analyzed in this report include high intensity sweeteners and polyols (also called as sugar alcohols).

Alternative sweeteners' demand is anticipated to increase in the coming years is also buoyed by approvals of high intensity sweeteners and polyols in food and beverage applications by majority of the countries across the globe. Most of the alternative sweeteners are approved in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific while very few of them are either banned or approved for restricted usage.

Polyols dominate the global market for Alternative Sweeteners by product category, forecast to be 1.6 million metric tons in 2017 accounting for over 90%, which is projected to reach 1.9 million metric tons by 2022 growing at a CAGR of 3.4% between the two years. High Intensity Sweeteners accounts for the remaining market share of Alternative Sweeteners and expected to witness the growth rate of 3% during the same period.

Polyols analyzed in this report comprise sorbitol, xylitol, mannitol, maltitol, erythritol, isomalt and lactitol. The polyols' end-use application markets analyzed include Confectionary, Food & Beverages, Personal Care and Others (Pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals). 

This 452 page report profiles 39 global players and 135 overall players across North America - 25; Europe - 13; Asia-Pacific - 95; and Rest of World - 2.

Companies Mentioned

• Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
• Almendra  Ltd.
• Amax NutraSource, Inc
• Anhui Jinhe Industrial Co., Ltd.
• Archer Daniels Midland Company
• Arnhem Group, The
• B Food Science Co., Ltd.
• BENEO GmbH
• Baolingbao Biology Co. Ltd
• Beijing Gingko Group
• Beijing Vitasweet Co., Ltd.
• BioPlus Life Sciences Pvt Ltd
• CSPC Shengxue Glucose Co., Ltd.
• Cargill, Inc
• Celanese Corporation
• Changmao Biochemical Engineering Co., Ltd
• Changzhou Guanghui Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
• Changzhou Niutang Chemical Plant Co., Ltd.
• Changzhou Niutang Chemical Plant Co., Ltd.
• (110+ Others)
  

Key Topics Covered:

1. Introduction

2. Key Market Trends

3. Regulatory Landscape

4. Key Global Players

5. Key Business and Product Trends

6. Global Market Overview

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