Fructose Market by Regional Category Spend, Price Analysis, Key Demand, Price Indicators, and Best Buying Practices

The global fructose market reached a value of about USD 4.4 billion in 2021. The industry is projected to grow at a CAGR of around 5.50% in the forecast period of 2022-2027 to reach a value of USD 6.12 billion by 2027.

Since fructose is being widely used in various applications especially in food and beverage industry, its global demand is rising at a high rate. The key demand indicator is the highest category spender by region - North America.

Industry Definition and Market Segmentation

Fructose is a plain form of ketonic monosaccharide sugar that is obtained from many plants, flowers, and fruits. It is a form of a fruit sugar that belongs to one of the three dietary monosaccharide together with glucose and galactose which easily gets absorbed into the blood immediately during the digestion process. Processed maize or sugar yields is the purest form of fructose, widely used in the food and beverage sectors.

Fructose has been a big part of the processed food industry for the past decade since it is less toxic than other external sweeteners, and it has been promoted as a non-caloric rising ingredient. The global fructose industry report comprises segments by product (High Fructose Corn Syrup {HFCS}, Fructose Syrup and Fructose Solids), application (Beverages, Processed Foods, Diary Products, Bakery and Confectionary, Pharmaceuticals and Others), and region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa, and Latin America).

North America, East Asia, and South America Regions are Driving the Growth of the Industry

In 2022, North America is dominating the global market with a revenue share of over 44%. The rising popularity of packaged beverages in the region, such as juices, sports drinks, and carbonated soft drinks, has aided the growth of the business. On the other hand, consumers in this region are gradually shifting to organic products, which is predicted to diminish product demand. Because of China's and India's rapidly expanding beverage industries, the fructose market in East Asia and South Asia is expected to grow at the fastest rate between 2022 and 2032. Furthermore, market growth is expected to be supported by expanding population in the areas and a shift in consumer lifestyles that necessitate food products like sweets, bottled drinks, and chocolates.

On the other side, the fructose market in Europe is expanding at the slowest rate due to the growing elderly population, who are more prone to chronic ailments. Consumers in this country are becoming more health-conscious, limiting their intake of sweetened goods and beverages, which is hampering the market growth. The fructose market will grow in the following years as a large consumer base are willing to test new branded foods and beverages emerges. The increased prevalence of diabetes in this region prompts individuals to seek out low-sugar diets, boosting the demand for fructose.

Best Procurement Practices

The global fructose market by Procurement Resource gives an in-depth analysis of the best buying practices followed by major fructose products utilising regions across the globe, such as engagement models, contract terms, and buyer and supplier negotiation levers, among others.

Category Management Studies

Fructose is extracted commercially from sugar cane, sugar beets, and maize. High-fructose corn syrup is a monosaccharide combination of glucose and fructose. Sucrose is sugar with one glucose molecule and one molecule of Fructose covalently bonded together. In all forms, including fruits and juices, fructose is widely added to foods and beverages to improve palatability and flavour and brown various dishes, such as baked products. Annually, around 240,000 tonnes of crystalline fructose are produced. Fructose is typically found with glucose and sucrose in honey and fruit juices. Fructose is a reducing sugar classed as the most essential ketose sugar, and a hexose.

The Increase in Confectionery and Fuel Industries is Further Driving the Procurement of Fructose

Because it may be converted to hydroxymethylfurfural HMF, it can be utilised as a diesel fuel additive and a diesel fuel. The use of fructose as a sweetener is a large-scale application. It is used as a sweetening additive in a variety of meals and it’s a low-calorie sweetener quality adds to its utility as a sweetener.

Fructose is utilised in plastic as well and is also used to make goods like nutrition bars and cookies so that they last longer. It is an important component in newborn formulae and a diabetic meal as it consists of a low glycemic index with which it releases moderate amounts of insulin into the bloodstream compared to glucose.

Key Industry Players Mentioned in the Fructose Market

• Archer Daniels Midland Company
• Tate & Lyle PLC
•  Atlantic Chemicals Trading
• Cargill Corporation
• DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences
• Galam Ltd.
• Global Sweeteners Holdings
• Ingredion Incorporated
• Roquette Freres
• Shijiazhuang Huaxu Pharmaceutical Co

Market Landscape

The international market for fructose is primarily driven by the rising demand for low-calorie sweeteners globally. North America held a significant part of the Fructose market in 2020, accounting for 43%. Food and beverage businesses in this region increasingly use fructose, such as High Fructose Corn Syrup, because it has higher stability than granulated sugar. Fructose variants like the high fructose corn syrup and crystalline form are used extensively as a substitute for refined sugar. Furthermore, growing awareness of fructose's health benefits is aiding the market rise in this region. Asia Pacific is predicted to grow at a quicker CAGR over the projection period of 2022-2026, owing to the growing presence of significant players in the region.

Key Initiatives by Companies

• In July 2020, Tate & Lyle PLC introduced Sweetener-Vantage Expert Systems, breakthrough sweetener solution design tools with an education programme. Its purpose is to make sugar-free meals and beverages with low-calorie sweeteners easier for formulators.
• In July 2020, Cargill added its newest sweetener range (C?TruSweet® 01795) that offers food and beverage with 95% fructose syrup and hence enabling 30% reduction in sugar and calorie content.