The Market of Gelatin is Expected to Rise in Coming Years
The Gelatin Market is projected to grow from USD 2.6 billion in 2018 to USD 3.6 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 6.6% during the forecast period.
The wider application scope, multiple functionalities, and clean-label claim are eventually driving the global gelatin market growth. With the rising health consciousness among consumers and demand for "free-from" food products, the market of gelatin is expected to rise. There has also been an increasing demand for gelatin from the nutraceutical and sports nutrition segment due to its high protein content.
Based on source, the market is estimated to be dominated by the porcine segment in 2018. Pigskin is rich in collagen proteins, which are considered to be more stable in comparison with gelatin from other sources. Most of the gelatin is sourced from animal tissues, as it contains a high amount of collagen.
Different methods are used to extract collagen protein, which include the salting out, alkaline, acid, and enzyme methods. Furthermore, increasing demand for sports and nutritional food & beverage products fuels the porcine gelatin demand.
The food segment is projected to witness the fastest growth due to a wide range of applications in food and high nutritional value. Gelatin is a highly rich protein source to be incorporated into functional & nutritional food & beverage products.
The rising demand for nutritional food & beverages has been stimulating the demand for gelatin. Gelatin is naturally derived from animal’s connective tissues and considered as a clean label ingredient. Hence, the increased consumer preferences for clean label products drive the growth of the global gelatin market.
Europe is estimated to account for the largest share of the market in 2018. The presence of a large number of food & beverage companies presents the European gelatin market with a prominent consumer base.
The dominance in this region is attributed to the high demand for nutritional and functional food & beverage products along with the growing pharmaceutical industry. Moreover, the abundant availability of raw materials as well as the presence of key gelatin manufacturing contributes to the growth of the market in the region.
The major vendors in the global gelatin market are Darling Ingredients (US), Gelita (Germany), Nitta Gelatin (Japan), Tessenderlo Group (Belgium), Weishardt (France), Trobas Gelatine (Netherlands), India Gelatine & Chemicals (India), Lapi Gelatine (Italy), Junca Gelatines (Spain), Sterling Biotech Group (India), Italgelatine (Italy), and Gelnex (Brazil).