Xylitol Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2022 - 2027)

Xylitol Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2022 - 2027)

The global xylitol market is forecasted to grow with a CAGR of 7.44 % during the forecast period (2019 - 2024).

Key Highlights

• Xylitol is widely approved for use in food around the world. It is also extensively approved for use in oral hygiene products, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and toiletries. Xylitol market is driven by the increasing demand for natural sweeteners in chewing gums. Xylitol based chewing gums reportedly offer various dental benefits such as helping in preventing tooth decay, dry mouth and help boost oral health.
• Further, xylitol market is driven by the increase in its consumption in food and personal care applications. Also, the growth driver for xylitol (as for other low-calorie sweeteners), is the increasing number of diabetes people around the world.

Key Market TrendsRising Demand For Sugar Free Chewing Gum and Sugar Free Confectionery

The rising demand for sugar-free chewing gum and confectionery in both developed and developing markets is driving the market for non-calorie sweeteners, like xylitol. Hence, it is a common ingredient in sugar-free chewing gums, candies, mints, diabetes-friendly foods, and oral-care products. Rising concern about sugar intake has led to the collapse of sugared chewing gum consumption. In 2000, sales of gum with and without sugar was fairly close in the United States. But since then, that gap has ballooned. In 2017, sugar-free gum sales saw higher growth in sales, when compared to sugared chewing gum. The major chewing gum brands in the United States. like Trident to Orbit, Extra, Dentyne, 5, and Eclipse are specializing in sugar-free, mint-flavored gum.

United States is One of the Major Consumers of Xylitol in The Global Market.

The United States is one of the major consumers of xylitol in the global market. The demand is high, due to multiple health benefits, like low calorific value, tooth decay defying properties, and low carbohydrate content which has encouraged the application among the health conscious consumers in the United States. The US FDA has approved the use of xylitol in foods for special dietary purposes, as a direct food additive, which further extends to all the other sugar-free and no-sugar-added products and has also classified it as ‘generally recognized as safe’ (GRAS). The US based global suppliers use wood as feedstock for the production of commercial xylitol. Xylitol has also been extensively approved for usage in oral hygiene products, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and toiletries.

Competitive Landscape

The major players in the xylitol market are: Merck KGaA, DuPont, and Nova Green, among others. Cargill Inc. holds a prominent position in the industry, owing to its efficient distribution network and wide application in industrial area. The key companies are increasingly entering into agreements, in order to retain and substantially increase their share in the xylitol market. For an instance S2G Biochemicals and Mondelez International collaborated, to build xylitol plant in the United States.

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Companies Mentioned

Merck KGaA
Mitsubishi Shoji Foodtech Co. Ltd
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
Cargill Inc.
Roquette Frères SA
Nova Green Inc.
Avanschem

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