Abstract
Despite new health claims regulations and vast regional differences in the uptake of functional food and drinks, there remain growth opportunities in the global health market as scientific studies uncover the benefits of emerging and existing ingredients. The discovery of the benefits of new natural ingredients is an important development in the market as consumers become increasingly conscious of what they are putting in and on their bodies. Future Functional Ingredients is a new management report published by Business Insights that provides insights into the applications of functional ingredients within foods, beverages and supplements. The report is spilt into trend specific segments and within each chapter it analyzes the current market drivers, key trends and outlines the potential and growth of the weight control, functional, wellness and natural and exotic food and drink ingredient trends. Assess the competitive landscape of the functional ingredients market and identify the markets and regions with the greatest potential with this new report.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Weight control ingredients
- Functional ingredients
- Wellness ingredients
- Natural and exotic ingredients
- Industry survey
- Conclusions and future outlook
Chapter 1 Introduction
- Summary
- Introduction
- Drivers of functional food markets
- Demographics and consumer behavior
- New regulatory hurdles and opportunities
- Regional differences
- Blurring of boundaries
Chapter 2 Weight control ingredients
- Summary
- Introduction
- Drivers of the trend
- Obesity
- Weight loss mechanisms
- Raising resting metabolic rate (RMR)
- Fat absorption blocking
- Mood regulation
- Appetite suppression
- Future ingredients
- Probiotics/synbiotics
- Alpha-glucan
- Fraxinus excelsior seed extract
- Alginate-pectin calcium gel
- Green coffee bean extract
- Novel ingredient case study - Hoodia by Unilever
- Innovation and NPD
- Regional analysis
- Future outlook
Chapter 3 Functional ingredients
- Summary
- Introduction
- Drivers of the trend
- Functional food and drink market value
- Epidemiology data
- Diabetes
- Cardiovascular health
- Joint and bone health
- Future ingredients
- Blood sugar
- Banaba leaf extract
- Maitake mushroom extract
- Coccinia indica
- Novel ingredient case study - Pycnogenol
- Cardiovascular health
- Citrus flavonoid/tocotrienol combination
- Cinnamon
- Cocoa polyphenols
- Blumea balsimifera
- Horny goatweed (Epimedium grandiflorum)
- Beetroot juice
- Joint and bone health
- Olive extract
- Green tea catechins
- Horny goatweed (Epimedium brevicornum maxim)
- New vegetarian glucosamine
- Bio Serae' s Osteol targets joint health
- Innovation and NPD
- Regional analysis
- Product launches by condition
- Future outlook
Chapter 4 Wellness ingredients
- Summary
- Introduction
- Drivers of the trend
- Beauty and anti-ageing
- Digestive health
- Epidemiology
- Cognitive health
- Epidemiology
- Future ingredients
- Anti-ageing: beauty from the inside out
- Kigelia pinnata extract
- Cocoa flavanols and catechins
- Gotu kola (Centella asiatica) extracts
- Digestive health and immune regulation
- Micro-fibers
- Synbiotics
- Omega-3
- Cognitive health and energy
- Adaptogens: Rhodiola rosea
- Cocoa polyphenols: flavanols and catechins
- Olive extract
- Innovation and NPD
- Regional analysis
- Product launches by condition
- Future outlook
Chapter 5 Natural and exotic ingredients
- Summary
- Introduction
- Drivers of the trend
- Value of the natural market
- Future ingredients
- Spirulina
- Fucoidan from BGG
- Superfruit: Aronia
- Innovation and NPD
- Regional analysis
- Future outlook
Chapter 6 Industry survey
- Summary
- Introduction
- Self-medication
- Health trends
- Current and future ingredients
- Weight control
- Blood sugar
- Cardiovascular health
- Joint and bone health
- Beauty from within
- Anti-ageing
- Digestive health
- Immune regulation
- Cognitive health
- Energy and vitality
- Important future ingredients by nutraceutical trend
- Weight control
- Blood sugar
- Cardiovascular health
- Joint and bone health
- Beauty from within
- Anti-ageing
- Digestive health
- Immunity
- Cognitive health
- Energy and vitality
- Natural nutraceutical ingredients
- Top herbal and botanical ingredients
- NPD
- Consumer education
- Consumer demographics
- Most innovative regions
- Most innovative ingredient manufacturers
- Most innovative food or drinks manufacturers
Chapter 7 Conclusions and future outlook
- Summary
- Introduction
- The future market
- Index
List of Figures
- Figure 2.1: En forma tea drink by Instituto Botanico La Selva SRL
- Figure 2.2: Peace Mountain Natural Beverages - Skinny Water - Fitness Water
- Figure 2.3: Kobayashi Ashitaba Aoju
- Figure 2.4: Tracy Stern BeauTea
- Figure 2.5: Sociedade da Ague de Luso - Formas Luso
- Figure 2.6: Percentage of products launched in each category that are weight control, 2004-2005
- Figure 2.7: Percentage share of weight control food and drinks launched, by region, 2004-2007
- Figure 3.8: Bonkers Healthy Power Teas Super Skinny Tea
- Figure 3.9: Life Sciences Corporation - Heart Chocolate
- Figure 3.10: San Raphael Sambong Herbal Tea
- Figure 3.11: Percentage of products launched in each category that are functional, 2004-2007
- Figure 3.12: Percentage share of functional food and drinks launched, by region, 2004-2007
- Figure 3.13: Percentage share of functional food and drinks launched, by trend, 2004-2007
- Figure 4.14: Guylian Extra Chocolates
- Figure 4.15: Bionic Energy Drink by Bionic Products
- Figure 4.16: Ginseng Rush XXX by Blue Island
- Figure 4.17: Percentage of products launched in each category that are wellness products, 2004-2007
- Figure 4.18: Percentage share of wellness food and drinks launched, by region, 2004-2007
- Figure 4.19: Percentage share of wellness food and drinks launched, by trend, 2004-2007
- Figure 5.20: Michael' s Programs Super Dense Defense Food Vegetarian Supplement
- Figure 5.21: Eden Seasoned Sea Vegetables
- Figure 5.22: Eckes-Granini Roter Multivitaminsaft
- Figure 5.23: Percentage of products launched in each category that are natural and exotic, 2004-2007
- Figure 5.24: Percentage share of natural and exotic food and drinks launched, by region, 2004-2007
- Figure 6.25: The importance of approaches to self-medication for consumers over the next 5 years
- Figure 6.26: The importance of key health trends in food and drinks NPD over the next 5 years
- Figure 6.27: The ingredient source that is currently most commonly used in food and drinks targeting particular ailments
- Figure 6.28: The ingredient source that will experience the greatest increase in use in food and drinks targeting particular ailments over the next 5 years
- Figure 6.29: The importance of natural nutraceutical ingredients in each of the health trends over the next 5 years
- Figure 6.30: The level of impact different factors will have on nutraceuticals NPD over the next 5 years
- Figure 6.31: Consumer education on nutraceutical ingredient and their effects
- Figure 6.32: Demographic groups that will be the most important for the growth of the nutraceuticals market over the next 5 years
- Figure 6.33: Regions that lead in NPD of nutraceutical food and drinks
List of Tables
- Table 2.1: Prevalence of obesity in the six major markets by age ' 000, 2005
- Table 2.2: Prevalence of overweight in the six major markets by age ' 000, 2005
- Table 3.3: US functional food & drink market value, ($m), by category, 2001-2011
- Table 3.4: Europe functional food & drink market value, ($m), by category, 2001-2011
- Table 3.5: Europe functional food & drink market value, ($m), by country, 2001-2011
- Table 3.6: Prevalence of Type 1 & 2 diabetes in the 7 major markets, 2004-5
- Table 3.7: Prevalence of cardiovascular disease in the 7 major markets, ' 000, 2005
- Table 3.8: Growth in Rheumatoid Arthritis statistics, 7 major markets ' 000s, 2003-2010
- Table 4.9: Oral Beauty Supplements Market Value, US & Europe, ($m), 2001-2011
- Table 4.10: Senior populations in Western Europe and the US, by age and country, (m), 2004-2009
- Table 4.11: Market value for the allergen and intolerance food market, ($m), 2001-2011
- Table 4.12: Market value for the allergen and intolerance drink market, ($m), 2001-2011
- Table 4.13: Consumers suffering from gut health problems, (m), Europe and US, 2001-2011
- Table 4.14: Energy food and drinks, ($m), 2001-2011
- Table 4.15: Prevalence of Alzheimer' s disease by gender and age
- Table 5.16: Value of the US & European natural (excluding organic) food and drink market, by key product categories, ($bn), 2000-2010
- Table 6.17: Top 5 ingredients most important in each nutraceutical trend in the next 5 years
- Table 6.18: Top 5 herbal / botanical ingredients expected to increase in usage in nutraceutical food and drink over the next 5 years
- Table 6.19: Top 5 ingredients manufacturers that are the most innovative in nutraceuticals
- Table 6.20: Top 5 food and drinks manufacturers that drive innovation in nutraceuticals

