Food Amino Acids Market Report and Forecast 2025-2034

The global food amino acids market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.30% during the period 2025-2034. Rising global population and demand for nutritional and food security are expected to drive the market. Expanding urbanization, increase in incomes and ageing populations are expected to boost demand for food amino acids. North America, Europe and Asia are projected to be key markets.

Global Market Likely to be Driven by Growing Demand for Nutritional Products and Multiple Applications Including Pharmaceuticals, Nutraceuticals, and Food and Beverages

Amino acids are building blocks of protein. Proteins are long amino acid chains. The human body has thousands of different proteins that carry out important functions, and each protein has its own amino acid sequence. The sequence affords the protein different shapes enables the protein to carry out various functions in the body. To effectively function, the human body requires twenty different types of amino acids. Amino acids come together in various ways to form proteins in the body. While the human body makes hundreds of amino acids, there are nine such amino acids that the body cannot make. These important amino acids are called essential amino acids, and must be drawn from food consumed. The nine essential amino acids are Phenylalanine, Leucine, Histidine, Isoleucine, Valine, Lysine, Methionine, Threonine, and Tryptophan.

Multiple Applications Expected to Boost the Global Food Amino Acids Market

Applications of amino acids include:

Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) – Amino acids are used in pharmaceuticals, as well as products manufactured using amino acids as starting ingredients. Apart from tablet and granule forms, amino acids are employed in infusion solutions and constitute an important component of modern medical treatments.

Medical Foods / Medical Nutrition – Amino acids are employed in medical diets for malnourished patients, elderly persons with weakened digestive systems, and other applications to enable concentrated, precise, and efficient absorption of needed nutrient components.

Dietary Supplement / Health Foods / Functional Foods and Beverages – Amino acids are utilized to make up for amino acid shortages, and in supplements that utilise amino acids for specific functions. Products are available in the form of tablets, granules, and capsules. Such products were once used largely by only athletes, but today, these are widely used for everyday workouts and health maintenance by the general public. Functional food and beverage items with amino acids serving purposes similar to those served by health foods are also available.

Cosmetics – Because of their specific moisturizing impact and pH levels, amino acids are employed in cosmetics. Amino acid derivatives are also employed because of their absorbency and stability.

Culture Medium – The use of cell culture to investigate and manufacture pharmaceutical products has been gaining popularity. Amino acids are a necessary component of cell culture media. Amino acids are thought to be essential for cell development and antibody and protein synthesis.

These applications are expected to contribute to growth of global food amino acids market.

Novel Applications Likely to Help Market Growth

Many types of amino acids are produced and consumed across the globe. Several new amino acid functions have been discovered that could be used in other applications. To illustrate, oral stimulation by glutamate causes the cephalic phase response to get ready for food digestion. Further, stomach and intestines have particular glutamate-identifying systems in their epithelial mucosa. In terms of clinical applications, adding monosodium glutamate to the medicinal diet is reported to significantly improve gastric secretion in a vagus-dependent manner. Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are key components of muscles; BCAA consumption has been found to be helpful in reducing muscle pain. It is expected that BCAAs may offer a solution to ageing. Such applications are expected to stimulate market growth.

Market Segmentation

The EMR’s report titled “Food Amino Acids Market Report and Forecast 2025-2034” offers a detailed analysis of the market based on the following segments:

Market Breakup by Source

• Plant Based
• Animal Based
• Synthetic

Market Breakup by Type

• Glutamic Acid
• Lysine
• Tryptophan
• Methionine
• Phenylalanine
• Others

Market Breakup by Application

• Infant Formula
• Nutraceuticals and Dietary Supplements
• Convenience Food
• Others

Market Breakup by Region

• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Latin America
• Middle East and Africa

Key Industry Players in the Global Food Amino Acids Market

The report presents a detailed analysis of the following key players in the market, looking into their capacity, and latest developments like capacity expansions, plant turnarounds, and mergers and acquisitions:

• AMINO GmbH
• Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
• Daesang Corporation
• Wacker Chemie AG
• Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
• Others

The EMR report gives an in-depth insight into the industry by providing a SWOT analysis as well as an analysis of Porter’s Five Forces model.
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