Global Food Water Retention Agent Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2031

Summary

According to APO Research, The global Food Water Retention Agent market was estimated at US$ million in 2025 and is projected to reach a revised size of US$ million by 2031, witnessing a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period 2026-2031.

North American market for Food Water Retention Agent is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for Food Water Retention Agent is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Europe market for Food Water Retention Agent is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

The major global manufacturers of Food Water Retention Agent include ADM, Ashland, Barentz, Brenntag SE, Cargill, Corbion, Betterfood, Shanghai Changge Biotechnology Co., Ltd. and Qingdao BRIGHT Moon Seaweed Group Co., Ltd., etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

Report Scope

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Food Water Retention Agent, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Food Water Retention Agent.

The Food Water Retention Agent market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (Tons) and revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. This report segments the global Food Water Retention Agent market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided. For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

Key Companies & Market Share Insights

In this section, the readers will gain an understanding of the key players competing. This report has studied the key growth strategies, such as innovative trends and developments, intensification of product portfolio, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, new product innovation, and geographical expansion, undertaken by these participants to maintain their presence. Apart from business strategies, the study includes current developments and key financials. The readers will also get access to the data related to global revenue, price, and sales by manufacturers for the period 2020-2025. This all-inclusive report will certainly serve the clients to stay updated and make effective decisions in their businesses.

Food Water Retention Agent Segment by Company

ADM
Ashland
Barentz
Brenntag SE
Cargill
Corbion
Betterfood
Shanghai Changge Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Qingdao BRIGHT Moon Seaweed Group Co., Ltd.
Cg2008
Jiangsu Yiming Biological Technology Co., Ltd.
Hensgroup
FUSO CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
BASF
Tate & Lyle

Food Water Retention Agent Segment by Type

Phosphorus-free Water Retention Agent
Water Retaining Agent

Food Water Retention Agent Segment by Application

Prepared Food Processing
Meat Processing
Aquatic Product Processing
Other

Food Water Retention Agent Segment by Region

North America

United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe

Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific

China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South Africa

Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa

Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries

Key Drivers & Barriers

High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Food Water Retention Agent market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Food Water Retention Agent and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Food Water Retention Agent.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Food Water Retention Agent manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Food Water Retention Agent in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.
Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.
Chapter 13: Concluding Insights of the report.

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1 Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
1.2.1 Global Food Water Retention Agent Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.2.2 Global Food Water Retention Agent Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.3 Food Water Retention Agent Market by Type
1.3.1 Phosphorus-free Water Retention Agent
1.3.2 Water Retaining Agent
1.4 Global Food Water Retention Agent Market Size by Type
1.4.1 Global Food Water Retention Agent Market Size Overview by Type (2020-2031)
1.4.2 Global Food Water Retention Agent Historic Market Size Review by Type (2020-2025)
1.4.3 Global Food Water Retention Agent Forecasted Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
1.5.1 North America Food Water Retention Agent Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.2 Europe Food Water Retention Agent Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Food Water Retention Agent Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.4 South America Food Water Retention Agent Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Food Water Retention Agent Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2 Global Market Dynamics
2.1 Food Water Retention Agent Industry Trends
2.2 Food Water Retention Agent Industry Drivers
2.3 Food Water Retention Agent Industry Opportunities and Challenges
2.4 Food Water Retention Agent Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
3.1 Global Top Players by Food Water Retention Agent Revenue (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Top Players by Food Water Retention Agent Sales (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Top Players by Food Water Retention Agent Price (2020-2025)
3.4 Global Food Water Retention Agent Industry Company Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
3.5 Global Food Water Retention Agent Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
3.6 Global Food Water Retention Agent Company, Product Type & Application
3.7 Global Food Water Retention Agent Company Establishment Date
3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
3.8.1 Global Food Water Retention Agent Market CR5 and HHI
3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Food Water Retention Agent Players Market Share by Revenue in 2024
3.8.3 2023 Food Water Retention Agent Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Food Water Retention Agent Regional Status and Outlook
4.1 Global Food Water Retention Agent Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
4.2 Global Food Water Retention Agent Historic Market Size by Region
4.2.1 Global Food Water Retention Agent Sales in Volume by Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Food Water Retention Agent Sales in Value by Region (2020-2025)
4.2.3 Global Food Water Retention Agent Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.3 Global Food Water Retention Agent Forecasted Market Size by Region
4.3.1 Global Food Water Retention Agent Sales in Volume by Region (2026-2031)
4.3.2 Global Food Water Retention Agent Sales in Value by Region (2026-2031)
4.3.3 Global Food Water Retention Agent Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2026-2031)
5 Food Water Retention Agent by Application
5.1 Food Water Retention Agent Market by Application
5.1.1 Prepared Food Processing
5.1.2 Meat Processing
5.1.3 Aquatic Product Processing
5.1.4 Other
5.2 Global Food Water Retention Agent Market Size by Application
5.2.1 Global Food Water Retention Agent Market Size Overview by Application (2020-2031)
5.2.2 Global Food Water Retention Agent Historic Market Size Review by Application (2020-2025)
5.2.3 Global Food Water Retention Agent Forecasted Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
5.3.1 North America Food Water Retention Agent Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.2 Europe Food Water Retention Agent Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Food Water Retention Agent Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.4 South America Food Water Retention Agent Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Food Water Retention Agent Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6 Company Profiles
6.1 ADM
6.1.1 ADM Comapny Information
6.1.2 ADM Business Overview
6.1.3 ADM Food Water Retention Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.1.4 ADM Food Water Retention Agent Product Portfolio
6.1.5 ADM Recent Developments
6.2 Ashland
6.2.1 Ashland Comapny Information
6.2.2 Ashland Business Overview
6.2.3 Ashland Food Water Retention Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.2.4 Ashland Food Water Retention Agent Product Portfolio
6.2.5 Ashland Recent Developments
6.3 Barentz
6.3.1 Barentz Comapny Information
6.3.2 Barentz Business Overview
6.3.3 Barentz Food Water Retention Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.3.4 Barentz Food Water Retention Agent Product Portfolio
6.3.5 Barentz Recent Developments
6.4 Brenntag SE
6.4.1 Brenntag SE Comapny Information
6.4.2 Brenntag SE Business Overview
6.4.3 Brenntag SE Food Water Retention Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.4.4 Brenntag SE Food Water Retention Agent Product Portfolio
6.4.5 Brenntag SE Recent Developments
6.5 Cargill
6.5.1 Cargill Comapny Information
6.5.2 Cargill Business Overview
6.5.3 Cargill Food Water Retention Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.5.4 Cargill Food Water Retention Agent Product Portfolio
6.5.5 Cargill Recent Developments
6.6 Corbion
6.6.1 Corbion Comapny Information
6.6.2 Corbion Business Overview
6.6.3 Corbion Food Water Retention Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.6.4 Corbion Food Water Retention Agent Product Portfolio
6.6.5 Corbion Recent Developments
6.7 Betterfood
6.7.1 Betterfood Comapny Information
6.7.2 Betterfood Business Overview
6.7.3 Betterfood Food Water Retention Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.7.4 Betterfood Food Water Retention Agent Product Portfolio
6.7.5 Betterfood Recent Developments
6.8 Shanghai Changge Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
6.8.1 Shanghai Changge Biotechnology Co., Ltd. Comapny Information
6.8.2 Shanghai Changge Biotechnology Co., Ltd. Business Overview
6.8.3 Shanghai Changge Biotechnology Co., Ltd. Food Water Retention Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.8.4 Shanghai Changge Biotechnology Co., Ltd. Food Water Retention Agent Product Portfolio
6.8.5 Shanghai Changge Biotechnology Co., Ltd. Recent Developments
6.9 Qingdao BRIGHT Moon Seaweed Group Co., Ltd.
6.9.1 Qingdao BRIGHT Moon Seaweed Group Co., Ltd. Comapny Information
6.9.2 Qingdao BRIGHT Moon Seaweed Group Co., Ltd. Business Overview
6.9.3 Qingdao BRIGHT Moon Seaweed Group Co., Ltd. Food Water Retention Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.9.4 Qingdao BRIGHT Moon Seaweed Group Co., Ltd. Food Water Retention Agent Product Portfolio
6.9.5 Qingdao BRIGHT Moon Seaweed Group Co., Ltd. Recent Developments
6.10 Cg2008
6.10.1 Cg2008 Comapny Information
6.10.2 Cg2008 Business Overview
6.10.3 Cg2008 Food Water Retention Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.10.4 Cg2008 Food Water Retention Agent Product Portfolio
6.10.5 Cg2008 Recent Developments
6.11 Jiangsu Yiming Biological Technology Co., Ltd.
6.11.1 Jiangsu Yiming Biological Technology Co., Ltd. Comapny Information
6.11.2 Jiangsu Yiming Biological Technology Co., Ltd. Business Overview
6.11.3 Jiangsu Yiming Biological Technology Co., Ltd. Food Water Retention Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.11.4 Jiangsu Yiming Biological Technology Co., Ltd. Food Water Retention Agent Product Portfolio
6.11.5 Jiangsu Yiming Biological Technology Co., Ltd. Recent Developments
6.12 Hensgroup
6.12.1 Hensgroup Comapny Information
6.12.2 Hensgroup Business Overview
6.12.3 Hensgroup Food Water Retention Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.12.4 Hensgroup Food Water Retention Agent Product Portfolio
6.12.5 Hensgroup Recent Developments
6.13 FUSO CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
6.13.1 FUSO CHEMICAL CO., LTD. Comapny Information
6.13.2 FUSO CHEMICAL CO., LTD. Business Overview
6.13.3 FUSO CHEMICAL CO., LTD. Food Water Retention Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.13.4 FUSO CHEMICAL CO., LTD. Food Water Retention Agent Product Portfolio
6.13.5 FUSO CHEMICAL CO., LTD. Recent Developments
6.14 BASF
6.14.1 BASF Comapny Information
6.14.2 BASF Business Overview
6.14.3 BASF Food Water Retention Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.14.4 BASF Food Water Retention Agent Product Portfolio
6.14.5 BASF Recent Developments
6.15 Tate & Lyle
6.15.1 Tate & Lyle Comapny Information
6.15.2 Tate & Lyle Business Overview
6.15.3 Tate & Lyle Food Water Retention Agent Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.15.4 Tate & Lyle Food Water Retention Agent Product Portfolio
6.15.5 Tate & Lyle Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
7.1 North America Food Water Retention Agent Sales by Country
7.1.1 North America Food Water Retention Agent Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.1.2 North America Food Water Retention Agent Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.3 North America Food Water Retention Agent Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
7.2 North America Food Water Retention Agent Market Size by Country
7.2.1 North America Food Water Retention Agent Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.2.2 North America Food Water Retention Agent Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.2.3 North America Food Water Retention Agent Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
8 Europe by Country
8.1 Europe Food Water Retention Agent Sales by Country
8.1.1 Europe Food Water Retention Agent Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.1.2 Europe Food Water Retention Agent Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.3 Europe Food Water Retention Agent Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
8.2 Europe Food Water Retention Agent Market Size by Country
8.2.1 Europe Food Water Retention Agent Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.2.2 Europe Food Water Retention Agent Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
8.2.3 Europe Food Water Retention Agent Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
9.1 Asia-Pacific Food Water Retention Agent Sales by Country
9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Food Water Retention Agent Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Food Water Retention Agent Sales by Country (2020-2025)
9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Food Water Retention Agent Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
9.2 Asia-Pacific Food Water Retention Agent Market Size by Country
9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Food Water Retention Agent Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Food Water Retention Agent Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Food Water Retention Agent Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10 South America by Country
10.1 South America Food Water Retention Agent Sales by Country
10.1.1 South America Food Water Retention Agent Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.1.2 South America Food Water Retention Agent Sales by Country (2020-2025)
10.1.3 South America Food Water Retention Agent Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10.2 South America Food Water Retention Agent Market Size by Country
10.2.1 South America Food Water Retention Agent Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.2.2 South America Food Water Retention Agent Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
10.2.3 South America Food Water Retention Agent Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
11.1 Middle East and Africa Food Water Retention Agent Sales by Country
11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Food Water Retention Agent Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Food Water Retention Agent Sales by Country (2020-2025)
11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Food Water Retention Agent Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
11.2 Middle East and Africa Food Water Retention Agent Market Size by Country
11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Food Water Retention Agent Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Food Water Retention Agent Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Food Water Retention Agent Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
12.1 Food Water Retention Agent Value Chain Analysis
12.1.1 Food Water Retention Agent Key Raw Materials
12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
12.1.5 Food Water Retention Agent Production Mode & Process
12.2 Food Water Retention Agent Sales Channels Analysis
12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
12.2.2 Food Water Retention Agent Distributors
12.2.3 Food Water Retention Agent Customers
13 Concluding Insights
14 Appendix
14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
14.2 Research Methodology
14.3 Research Process
14.4 Authors List of This Report
14.5 Data Source
14.5.1 Secondary Sources
14.5.2 Primary Sources
14.6 Disclaimer

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