Natural Food Flavors Market Report and Forecast 2025-2034

The global natural food flavours market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.30% during the period 2025-2034. The global market is expected to be driven by growing demand for natural, healthy and appealing flavours. Consumers today desire a range of flavours that are healthy yet pleasing to the palate.

The demand for certain natural flavours has risen due to the introduction of novel flavoured products. Further, using natural flavours, manufacturers may make clean label claims on food products, which in turn, may attract more customers. North America, Europe and Asia Pacific are likely to be key markets.

Global Market Likely to be Driven by Customers’ Desire for Healthy and Appealing Flavours

Natural flavours (chiefly fresh natural ingredients) help hold the original savouriness and aroma of ingredients, and are used as healthy seasonings in a broad range of food products. Natural flavours offered by leading companies include seafood, fresh meat, mushrooms, vegetables, and fruit, with fermented condiments like miso, soy sauce, fish sauce, and yeast extract as primary ingredients. Companies apply their unique technologies to these ingredients, creating powders and pastes to deliver to customers across the globe. Natural flavours are created with the help of natural components such as amino acids and peptides. Other such elements include organic acids such as citrus and lactic acids, as well as inosinic acid, guanylic acid, and other nucleic acid-like substances. Aroma elements in natural flavours draw out the inherent taste in raw ingredients. Natural flavours are growing in popularity with increasing interest in health and the environment.

Natural flavours give foods wonderful aromas while masking or minimizing unpleasant or undesirable smells. Natural flavours offer a rich depth and mellow smoothness to foods, and may moderate excessive bitterness, saltiness, or sourness, thereby balancing flavours. Further, natural flavours can enhance and/or supplement the inherent flavours of ingredients, ensuring that foods do not lack characteristic flavour. Natural flavours offer all-purpose, versatile, stable, and cost-effective food flavouring solutions. Such uses and pleasant experiences offered by natural flavours are likely to boost the global natural food flavours market.

According to the FDA (Food and Drug Administration), natural flavours may refer to any product manufactured from dairy products; bark, buds, roots, leaves; edible yeast; eggs; fruit or fruit juice; meat, seafood, poultry; spices and herbs; vegetables or vegetable juice. Employing these sources, natural flavourings may be produced through fermentation, catalyzing by an enzyme, roasting, or heating any of these plant or animal sources. These may also be found in the form of extract, essential oil or essence.

Use of Natural Flavours in a Variety of Foods Likely to Boost Market Growth

Natural flavours are used in a variety of foods, including ham, sausage, hamburgers, croquettes, dim sum dumplings, meat buns, seafood soups and bisques, various types of fish cakes, soup stock, noodle soup , and dashi broth etc.; stews, curry, rice porridge, pasta sauces, Arare rice crackers, senbei rice wafers, cookies, and a range of snacks and gelatines, flavoured sprinkles for rice, dressings, and others. The global natural food flavours market is expected to be driven by uses of natural flavours in such a broad range of food types.

Use of Natural Flavours Across a Variety Businesses Likely to Stimulate Market Growth

Natural flavours are used by different types of businesses, including supermarkets (food products), takeout and lunchbox shops, food services, expressway service areas (tea, etc.), instant foods, and others. Natural flavours lend deep, rich flavour to a wide array of processed foods. They are also present in foods in everyday locations such as supermarkets and convenience stores. Use of natural flavours across a variety of businesses is likely to boost the global natural food flavours market. The natural seasoning market includes, in addition to producers of processed foods, the lunch food industry, restaurants, and other domains.

Market Segmentation

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

By application, the market is classified into:

• Bakery and Confectionery
• Dairy and Desserts
• Savoury and Snacks
• Meat and Meat Products
• Beverages
• Others

By region, the market is classified into:

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

Key Industry Players in the Market

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

• Firmenich SA
• Synergy
• Archer Daniels Midland Company
• MANE Group
• Kerry Group PLC
• 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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