Surging Demand For Dextrose From Various End-Use Industries Is Giving An Impetus To Sales
Dextrose is a simpler sugar prepared from wheat or corn and is having similar chemical properties as compared to glucose. Dextrose is 20% less sweet as compared to conventional sugar. These days dextrose is being used for the production of various food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products owing to its functional properties. Consumers across the globe have become more concerned regarding the consumption of extra calories.
They are focusing on the reduction of sugar in their diet. Apart from fewer calories, dextrose also improves the texture and flavor of food products, it prevents the crystallization of sugar owing to which it is facing higher demand for the production of various confectionery products such as chocolates and chewing gums. Apart from confectionary, dextrose is also being used in bakery applications as it extends the shelf life, improves the process of fermentation, and enhances the qualities and texture of the final product. In conventional bread, dextrose enriches the color of the crus and tenderizes the crumb.
Dextrose also improves the crispness of biscuits; it also improves the shelf life of the products owing to which it is gaining more consumer traction. In addition to this, the demand for dextrose is also gaining more popularity in the beverage industry for the production of soft drinks, low-calorie beers, and specialty beers. Dextrose also has a mild and clean sweetness owing to which it is also being used for the production of water ices, ice lollies, soft-scoopable ice creams, and other frozen desserts.
Apart from food applications, dextrose is also being used in personal care industries to create various formulations of cleansing products, skin care products, makeup & hair care products, eye makeup, and bath products. In pharmaceuticals, dextrose is used for the treatment of various health ailments and to enhance the nutritional values of the products. Dextrose also having binding properties, it is also being used as diluents, and fillers for capsules, tablets, and sachets. In pharmaceuticals, it is also being used as an adjuvant for various cell culture applications.
Moreover, it also has applications in veterinary for the preparation of various infusions and injections. These are the multifunctional properties associated with dextrose owing to which it is facing very higher demand among the end-use industries and is also anticipated to grow over the forecast years.
Moreover, the higher intake of conventional sugar-based products leads to increasing incidences of diabetes and obesity, owing to which the consumers are focusing on reduced sugar or dextrose-based products to sustain a healthy lifestyle. The manufacturers operating in the dextrose market are focusing on the launch of such products that contain reduced sugar which in turn assists the growth of the overall market. For instance, in September 2022, Cargill inaugurated a corn wet mill in Pandaan to full fill the surging customer needs in starches, sweeteners, and feed markets in Asia and Indonesia.
With an investment of USD 100 million, the new facility is expected to help grow the country’s food and beverage industry as well as strengthen the local economy.
As per the MRFR analysis, increasing consumption of processed food, dynamic lifestyles, and rapid urbanization have changed dietary patterns to more sugar intakes, because of which companies in the food & beverage industry had investing in research and developments to reformulate the products with innovations by maximizing taste while limiting sugar contents. The top categories of food and beverages launched reduced sugar from 2018 to 2021 are shown below diagram.
Categories of food & beverages lauNched FROM 2018 to 2021
Dextrose Market Segment Insigthts
The Global Dextrose Market appears to be experiencing a steady growth trajectory, driven by increasing demand across various sectors, including food, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products.
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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