Baking Ingredients Market worth $22.3 billion by 2026

The Baking Ingredients Market is projected to grow from USD 16.6 billion in 2021 to USD 22.3 billion by 2026, at a CAGR of 6.0% from 2021 to 2026.

Increase in demand for bakery products has significantly increased the demand for baking ingredients. For high-quality professional baking, bakers need large quantities of a handful of ingredients to create everything from muffins and cupcakes to multi-tiered cakes and delicious cookies. Each baking ingredient plays its special role in the process. The processing, distribution, and storage of bakery products necessitates the use of food additives to maintain the quality and freshness that consumers expect. It is to be noted that the ingredients sometimes play different roles, depending on which baking type they are used. The chemistry of bread baking differs somewhat from baking a cake, although they share several similarities.

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Baking powder and mixes, by type, is estimated to hold the largest market share during the forecast period

The market for baking powder and mixes is projected to account for the largest share by type in the baking ingredients market. Baking mixes constitute various ingredients such as flour, baking powder, baking soda, yeast, sugar, and salt. Moreover, baking mixes are used for various applications such as bread, cakes, waffles, and muffins. With the rising trend of healthy eating, manufacturers focus on innovating clean labels and free-from mixes to capture the market. Gluten-free baking mixes may be prepared using rice flour in place of wheat flour.

Bread, by application, is estimated to hold the largest share in the baking ingredients market during the forecast period

The bread segment is projected to dominate the market by application. Bread is a staple food in most regions. There’s a variety of bread available in the market in different forms. The bread products available are categorized under white bread, wholegrain and brown bread, and specialty bread. The growing health-consciousness of consumers and the subsequent increase in demand for wholegrain or specialty bread has resulted in a decline in the demand for white bread in most markets.

Dry, by form, is estimated to account for the largest market share during the forecast period

The dry baking ingredients market holds the largest market in 2020 and is expected to grow at the highest rate during the forecast period. This growth is attributed to the use of more dry ingredients, such as flour, baking powder, baking soda, yeast, sugar, and salt, in baking than liquid ingredients. Baking mixes have become popular which contain all dry ingredients and can be used for various applications, such as bread, cakes, waffles, muffins, and pizza crusts.

Europe is estimated to hold the largest market share during the forecast period

Europe holds the largest market for baking ingredients, with an overall 32.4% in the year 2020. According to AIBI bread market report 2012, Europeans on average consumed 58 kgs of bread and bakery products per capita. Bread and bakery products are produced in a number of different ways: by large industrial companies, by traditional smaller-scale bakeries, and by people at home. Furthermore, the region remains one of the important markets for baking ingredient companies due to its size and favorable regulatory environment. The bakery industry is the largest in Europe.

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Leading companies operating in the baking ingredients market are Cargill (U.S.), Archer Daniels Midland Company (U.S.), Associated British Foods plc (U.K.), Koninklijke DSM N.V. (The Netherlands), Kerry Group plc (Ireland), and AAK AB (Sweden). Other players include British Bakels (U.K.), Corbion (the Netherlands), IFF (US), and Dawn Food Products, Inc. (U.S.).

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