Glutathione is a natural antioxidant that is found in plants, animals, fungi, and some bacteria. This antioxidant helps in preventing damage to cellular components caused by reactive oxygen compounds such as free radicals, peroxides, lipid peroxides, and heavy metals. Commercially, glutathione is produced by using enzymatic reaction in presence of adenosine triphosphate and its three precursor acids (L-glutamic acid, L-cysteine, and glycine). Glutathione can also be produced by direct fermentation using sugar as a starting material.
Market Dynamics
Glutathione is majorly used in skin care products, as it protects skin from visible effects caused by environmental changes. Glutathione containing skin products offers skin restoring and brightening benefits. Increasing preference for beauty and personal care products is expected to boost demand for skin care products during the forecast period. Manufacturers operating in the global glutathione market are focused on various growth strategies such as new product launches, in order to expand their product portfolio.
The primary factor driving the global glutathione market growth rate is increasing demand for glutathione from both developed and developing economies' food and beverage industries. Increased awareness about glutathione's benefits such as antioxidant support, detoxification, immune support, and skin brightening, growing end-use industries, particularly in developing economies, and expanding application areas for glutathione such as in beauty and personal care products, are expected to drive the global glutathione market growth.
Increased demand for sports nutrition and supplements, rising interest in nutraceuticals as a result of growing health consciousness worldwide, rising major companies' investment in research and development capabilities, acceleration of industrialization, and growing emphasis on technological advancements and modernization of production methods contributes to the global glutathione market's expansion.
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