Asia-Pacific Prebiotic Ingredients Market Trends

Prebiotic ingredients are considered to be a functional food ingredient and extensive utilization in food products as a fat replacement and substitution (meat products, milk products, etc.), and due to its properties such as reduction of caloric value (sugar-free chocolate, meat substitutes), water-holding ability (bakery goods). It is also used to modify the texture and viscosity of foods. Moreover, prebiotic ingredients improve the texture of low-fat meat products by increased lubricity.

Manufacturers, such as Sensus, and Ingredion Inc., have come up with innovative sweetener alternatives, such as FOS, which significantly reduces the sugar content in processed food and beverages. Inulin is the most widely proven prebiotic fiber available, which provides a soluble dietary fiber trait. Owing to the aforementioned factors, prebiotic ingredients are highly used in dairy products' formation, such as ice cream, cheese, and yogurts. Cheese produced with inulin is less hard, springy, cohesive, and chewy than reducedfat cheese, and more similar to cheeses made from whole milk. This factor is fueling up the application of inulin in cheese production, thus providing a great demand for prebiotic fortified food.