India Protein Market Analysis by Mordor Intelligence
The India protein market size is expected to increase from USD 1.62 billion in 2026 to USD 1.73 billion in 2027 and reach USD 2.35 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 6.3% over 2027-2032. Volume is expected to increase from 327.3 thousand tons in 2026 to 345 thousand tons in 2027 and reach 448.8 thousand tons by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 5.4% over 2027-2032.
Protein-enriched atta, plant-based idli-dosa batter and single-serve sachets extend protein consumption across meals and occasions in India. The global whey supply crunch began in May 2026 as rising international demand met geopolitical and shipping disruptions. Indian supplement brands absorbed some higher whey costs to protect consumer prices. Exposure to the whey crunch is uneven across these offerings because staple fortification can use plant-based protein.
Key Report Takeaways
- By source, animal proteins led with a 58.29% India protein market share in 2026, while microbial proteins are forecast to grow fastest at a CAGR of 7.75% over 2027-2032.
- Among forms, concentrates held a 62.42% share of the India protein market size in 2026, and hydrolysates are projected to be the fastest-growing segment at a CAGR of 7.05% over 2027-2032.
- Food and beverages led applications with 61.57% of market value in 2026, while the dietary supplements and sports nutrition segment is forecast to grow fastest at a CAGR of 6.6% over 2027-2032.
- Across India's regions, Northern India led with 35.1% of market value in 2026.
Note: Market numbers in this report are based on Mordor Intelligence's proprietary estimation framework, which combines nine months of actuals with Q4 projections for base year 2026.
Market Trends and Insights
Drivers Impact Analysis of India Protein Market*
| Driver | (~) % Impact on CAGR Forecast | Geographic Relevance | Impact Timeline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Growing mainstream adoption of high-protein diets and sports nutrition | +2.6% | Nationwide | Medium term (2-4 years) |
| Protein fortification of everyday staples | +2.1% | Nationwide | Medium term (2-4 years) |
| Expansion of ready-to-drink protein shakes, bars, and sachet-based formats | +1.9% | Nationwide | Short term (≤ 2 years) |
| Emerging use of precision fermentation to produce animal-free dairy proteins | +0.9% | Nationwide | Long term (≥ 4 years) |
| Rising demand for premium pet food and aquafeed | +0.7% | Nationwide | Medium term (2-4 years) |
| Strong digital-led marketing and influencer-driven health-and-wellness narratives | +0.5% | Nationwide | Short term (≤ 2 years) |
| Source: Mordor Intelligence | |||
Growing mainstream adoption of high-protein diets and sports nutrition
Affordable protein products can connect mainstream dietary interest with the purchasing reach of online retail. In March 2026, Amazon India reported year-on-year growth of 35% for its online protein and nutrition portfolio and 42% for whey proteins. Nutrabay reported 80% growth in its private label over the prior year in December 2025, driven by demand for affordable protein-based products. Together, these examples link protein demand to both channel reach and affordability, giving manufacturers a rationale to develop accessible nutrition offerings. Growth at both a marketplace and a private label points to price-conscious online shoppers as a buyer group through which this driver reaches ingredient demand.
Protein fortification of everyday staples
Protein fortification can expand ingredient demand by making an ordinary meal the vehicle for additional protein. ITC Limited reported an encouraging consumer response to Aashirvaad High Protein Atta in FY2025-26. In 2025, iD Fresh Food launched plant-based protein idli-dosa batter delivering 15 grams of protein in 2 prepared idlis. Flour and batter therefore offer distinct routes for food manufacturers to incorporate protein into the preparation of familiar meals. Protein demand can then scale with fortified-food production because the stated dose must be delivered in each prepared serving.
Expansion of ready-to-drink protein shakes, bars, and sachet-based formats
Format expansion offers manufacturers a way to make protein products easier to carry and consume. In April 2026, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) managing director Jayen Mehta said protein products were among the product groups seeing strong growth. Danone India launched Protinex sachets in March 2025, describing the easy-to-consume format as convenient for on-the-go use. Such packaging can give an existing nutritional proposition an additional use occasion without requiring a new source of protein. By pairing an economical format with on-the-go use, Danone aimed to make protein intake accessible to everyday consumers.
Emerging use of precision fermentation to produce animal-free dairy proteins
Precision fermentation offers a route to expand dairy-protein supply through animal-free ingredient production, giving food manufacturers another technological basis for formulation. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) granted Perfect Day India Pvt. Ltd. permission for non-animal whey protein in food category 12.1 on July 4, 2022. For a manufacturer developing an animal-free offering, this permission connects the protein's differentiated production source with a defined food use. Because the approval covers non-animal whey protein only in food category 12.1, manufacturers cannot treat it as clearance for other proteins or uses.
Restraints Impact Analysis of India Protein Market*
| Restraint | (~) % Impact on CAGR Forecast | Geographic Relevance | Impact Timeline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volatility in prices and supply of key inputs | -1.1% | Nationwide | Short term (≤ 2 years) |
| Allergenicity concerns and consumer skepticism | -0.7% | Nationwide | Medium term (2-4 years) |
| Regulatory approvals slowing insect/microbial protein adoption | -0.4% | Nationwide | Long term (≥ 4 years) |
| Flavor off-notes/processing challenges driving higher costs | -0.2% | Nationwide | Medium term (2-4 years) |
| Source: Mordor Intelligence | |||
Volatility in prices and supply of key inputs
The global whey crunch, driven by rising international demand and geopolitical and shipping disruptions, began in May 2026, squeezing Indian supplement makers' margins as they could not fully pass sharply higher input costs to consumers.[1] This weakens the economics of expanding affordable whey-based products even where consumer interest supports additional demand. Yoga Bar said in May 2026 that operational efficiencies and scale offset part of the pressure while it absorbed some costs, believing the cycle could be temporary. Producers protecting consumer prices retain a cost burden that limits the margin available to support broader adoption.
Allergenicity concerns and consumer skepticism
Mandatory allergen disclosure makes milk or soy protein a visible formulation choice in covered finished foods. Regulation 5(14) of the Food Safety and Standards (Labelling and Display) Regulations, 2020 requires separate milk and soy declarations on covered foods. It exempts raw agricultural commodities and does not require declarations for oils and distilled alcoholic beverages derived from these ingredients where the product itself is a food allergen. Potential presence from cross-contamination may be declared separately as “May Contains”. For a brand seeking buyers who avoid milk or soy, a required declaration can conflict with the product's intended positioning. Such brands may specify another protein source, narrowing the addressable formulations for milk- or soy-protein suppliers even when those ingredients are legally permitted.
*Our forecasts treat driver/restraint impacts as directional, not additive. The impact forecasts reflect baseline growth, mix effects, and variable interactions.
India Protein Market Segment Analysis
By Source:
Dairy Processing Scale Meets Fermentation InvestmentAnimal proteins accounted for a 58.29% share of the India protein market size in 2026. Parag Milk Foods reported daily whey-processing capacity of 1 million liters in FY2024-25. The integrated dairy producer also sells whey-protein products under its Avvatar brand, giving its processed whey a branded outlet.
Microbial proteins are forecast to be the fastest-growing segment, with a CAGR of 7.75% over 2027-2032. Perfect Day expects its joint Gujarat manufacturing facility with Zydus Lifesciences to produce 2,000 metric tons of recombinant beta-lactoglobulin in its first 12 months. Annual nameplate capacity is expected to be about 2,500 metric tons, with commercial deliveries expected in the first quarter of 2027. This creates a manufacturing opportunity centered on a specific animal-free whey protein and an identified production partnership. Those expectations imply the facility would run below full capacity during its first 12 months.
By Form:
Established Concentrates Support More Specialized IngredientsConcentrates represented a 62.42% India protein market share in 2026. Sonic Biochem Extractions Pvt. Ltd. operates a Mandsaur plant producing soy protein concentrate, texturized soy protein, and full-fat soy grits. On July 30, 2026, the Technology Development Board extended financial assistance to the company for a project aiming to establish commercial production of functional and textured soy protein concentrates in Indore. The planned facility would use technology developed by Sonic Biochem. The Indore project would commercialize functional and textured concentrate grades alongside the broader soy-product range already made at Mandsaur.
Hydrolysates are forecast to be the fastest-growing segment, with a CAGR of 7.05% over 2027-2032. In FY2025-26, Nitta Gelatin India's company-wide collagen-peptide sales volume rose 57%, while average realization per unit fell 14.5% because of a mix change. Its Kochi collagen-peptide plant achieved almost full-capacity production after finding new markets and customers outside India. The company also commissioned a 550-metric-ton collagen-peptide expansion and began commercial production in the second quarter of FY2025-26. Because the company attributes the lower realization to mix, the 57% volume gain does not translate one-for-one into value.
By Application:
Food Brands Anchor Scale as Sports Nutrition ExpandsFood and beverages accounted for 61.57% of market value in 2026, making it the largest segment. By September 2025, Amul's monthly sales of high-protein products were 4 times the year-earlier level. Production capacity for Amul's high-protein products doubled in August 2025 to meet growing demand. Amul's August 2025 capacity doubling shows a large dairy cooperative expanding its ability to manufacture high-protein finished foods.
The dietary supplements and sports nutrition segment is forecast to be the fastest-growing segment, with a CAGR of 6.6% over 2027-2032. In animal feed, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service expected Indian consumption of rapeseed and peanut meals, increasingly used in poultry and dairy feed, to rise in marketing year 2026/27 on favorable pricing and nutritional profiles. It forecast soybean meal feed consumption at 5.6 million metric tons in marketing year 2026/27, down 7% from marketing year 2025/26 as poultry producers were expected to favor alternative ingredients. Parag Milk Foods reported 6-fold growth for Avvatar over comparable 9-month periods across the 3 years through December 2025. Avvatar's multiyear growth points to demand for branded sports nutrition within the fastest-growing application.
Geography Analysis
Northern India Protein Market
Northern India held a 35.1% share of the India protein market size in 2026. Calpro Specialities operates a dairy-processing plant in Kosi Kalan, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, where it produces dairy ingredients using ultrafiltration and nanofiltration. The India Brand Equity Foundation (IBEF) associated protein-powder supplement uptake in Northern India with urban centers and fitness clubs in Delhi, Chandigarh, and Lucknow. Northern India therefore pairs dairy-ingredient production with urban channels for finished protein supplements.
Western India's protein-production opportunity also includes Gujarat's cooperative dairy sector. Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated a whey protein plant at Banas Dairy in Banaskantha, Gujarat, on December 6, 2025. The inauguration also covered milk-powder and automatic paneer plants at Banas Dairy. Separately, in December 2025, the Ministry of Cooperation described Banas Dairy's Palanpur headquarters as having cheese, UHT and protein plants equipped to produce high-protein lassi, buttermilk and other value-added products. Those beverage applications give protein-processing capability an internal use case, linking Palanpur's nutrition proposition to lassi and buttermilk formulations.
Southern India's opportunity in Tamil Nadu connects protein investment to an integrated dairy producer's own cheese-whey stream. On September 1, 2026, Milky Mist said it had ordered a whey protein concentrate plant at Perundurai, with operation expected in at least 15 to 18 months. Management described intended uses spanning internal consumption and B2B and B2C channels. Internal use can link the extraction project to the producer's own food manufacturing, while external channels create a separate route to commercialize the ingredient. With operation expected no sooner than 15 to 18 months after the order, neither internal use nor external sales of the concentrate could begin before commissioning.
Regulatory Framework and Outlook
The selected jurisdictions compare national food rules and Maharashtra's enforcement from the perspective of textured-soy-protein manufacturers. FSSAI sets product standards for covered whey and soy proteins, while Maharashtra applies the national food-safety framework through its state administration. The commercial distinction is between an ingredient's product requirements and the licensing and enforcement setting in which its manufacturer operates.
Regulatory Table of India Protein Market
| Decision factor | India | Maharashtra |
|---|---|---|
| Primary authority | Food Safety and Standards Authority of India | Food and Drug Administration, Maharashtra |
| Key instruments or direction | FSSAI product standards and 2024 draft amendment | Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 and Rules, 2011 |
| Commercial effect | Compliance with operative standards for covered ingredients | Food-business licensing and powers over noncompliant sales |
| Current policy attractiveness | Medium | Medium |
| Future direction of policy attractiveness | Easing | Easing |
| Source: Mordor Intelligence | ||
India merits Medium attractiveness because operative standards give textured-soy-protein manufacturers a defined compliance route, including a 7% maximum moisture limit. In a 2024 draft, FSSAI proposed raising the maximum moisture limit for textured soy protein from 7% to 8.5%. That proposal would ease this specific manufacturing constraint if adopted, while the operative limit defines manufacturers' moisture-control obligation. Maharashtra merits Medium attractiveness because manufacturers operate under national standards administered through state licensing and powers over noncompliant sales.
Value Chain Stages
The value chain compares how raw-material collection, protein extraction, and distribution connect production capability to ingredient sales. Amul Dairy links producer-member milk collection with whey drying, while Prowise India integrates soy processing from beans to isolate. In May 2026, industry experts identified inconsistent milk quality and limited specialized processing infrastructure as barriers to supplement-grade whey production in India.[2]
Value Chain Analysis Table of India Protein Market
| Primary activity | Key participants | Value capture | Bottleneck | Resilience response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk collection and primary processing | Dairy cooperatives such as Amul Dairy | Milk and processed dairy sales | Milk quality and cold-chain gaps affecting supplement-grade whey | Strengthen collection quality and cooling controls |
| Protein extraction and manufacture | Soy isolate manufacturers such as Prowise India | Protein ingredient sales | Maintaining consistency from bean inputs through isolate processing | Qualify raw materials and monitor processing stages |
| Import and ingredient distribution | Ingredient importers and distributors such as Calpro Specialities | Ingredient resale margins | Coordinating domestic and imported protein supplies | Match required grades to qualified domestic and import sources |
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Manufacturers capture earnings from ingredient production, while distributors can earn from access to a broader protein portfolio. Calpro Specialities combines manufacturing, import, and distribution roles across whey, soy, and pea proteins. That combination can connect domestic production with imported ingredients when a buyer requires proteins beyond one manufacturer's output. For supplement-grade whey, investment at only one stage can leave either milk quality or specialized processing limiting ingredient availability.
Competitive Landscape
Market Concentration
The supplier base is moderately fragmented, spanning international ingredient portfolios and domestic agro-processing businesses. The report's major players are Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM), Cargill Incorporated, Glanbia plc, Hexagon Nutrition Ltd, and Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd. Glanbia's global Dairy Nutrition segment, combining whey-protein solutions with a US cheese portfolio, grew like-for-like revenue 5% in FY2025, with volume up 4.2% on demand for protein solutions.[3] The segment's protein solutions targeted ready-to-eat bars and snacks. Those applications position Glanbia's whey-protein solutions as inputs for packaged-food makers.
Portfolio breadth and input specialization create different ways to serve protein buyers, depending on whether a supplier targets food formulations or feed ingredients. ADM offers soy-protein isolates and concentrates through its global human-nutrition portfolio, while Gujarat Ambuja Exports supplied soybean meal and HiPro soybean meal through its agro-processing business in FY2024-25. A broad food-ingredient portfolio can support several formulation requirements, whereas a soy-meal business gives suppliers a route connected to the economics and nutrition needs of feed producers. ADM sells refined soy ingredients for food formulation, while Gujarat Ambuja supplies soybean meals for feed, so their portfolios serve different stages of soy processing.
Standardized proteins and non-specified ingredients face different entry conditions in India. FSSAI regulations require prior Food Authority approval before a person manufactures or imports a non-specified food or food ingredient. Whey protein concentrate and soy protein flour, concentrate and isolate have specified product standards that define an established compliance route for products meeting those specifications. The non-specified-food definition excludes proprietary food and concerns products or ingredients without standards under other regulations. Standardized-ingredient suppliers can compete around defined specifications, while a challenger using a covered non-specified ingredient must factor prior authorization into its entry timing.
India Protein Industry Leaders
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Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)
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Cargill Incorporated
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Glanbia plc
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Hexagon Nutrition Ltd
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Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd
- *Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order
India Protein Market Companies Covered in this Report
- Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)
- Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd
- Glanbia plc
- Hilmar Cheese Company Inc.
- International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF)
- Kerry Group plc
- Nakoda Dairy Pvt Ltd
- Nitta Gelatin Inc.
- Roquette Frères
- Südzucker AG (BENEO)
- VIPPY Industries Ltd
- Cargill Incorporated
- DSM-Firmenich AG
- Gujarat Ambuja Exports Ltd
- Shree Panchvati Soy Industries
- Hexagon Nutrition Ltd
- Axiom Foods Inc.
- Novonesis A/S
- Devansoy Inc.
- Ingredion Incorporated
Recent Industry Developments in India Protein Market
- Sep 2026: Milky Mist Dairy Food said it had placed orders for a planned whey protein concentrate plant to process its cheese whey for internal use and B2B and B2C sales.
- Jul 2026: India's Technology Development Board extended financial assistance to Sonic Biochem Extractions for a planned commercial facility producing functional and textured soy protein concentrates in Indore.
Scope and Methodology
By Source
| Animal | Casein and Caseinates |
| Collagen | |
| Egg Protein | |
| Gelatin | |
| Insect Protein | |
| Milk Protein | |
| Whey Protein | |
| Other Animal Proteins | |
| Microbial | Algae Protein |
| Mycoprotein | |
| Plant | Hemp Protein |
| Pea Protein | |
| Potato Protein | |
| Rice Protein | |
| Soy Protein | |
| Wheat Protein | |
| Other Plant Proteins |
By Form
| Concentrates |
| Isolates |
| Hydrolysates |
| Other Forms |
By Application
| Food and Beverages | Bakery |
| Beverages | |
| Breakfast Cereals | |
| Condiments/Sauces | |
| Confectionery | |
| Dairy and Dairy Alternative Products | |
| Meat/Poultry/Seafood and Meat Alternative Products | |
| RTE/RTC Food Products | |
| Snacks | |
| Infant Nutrition | |
| Other Food and Beverage Applications | |
| Personal Care and Cosmetics | |
| Animal Feed | |
| Dietary Supplements and Sports Nutrition |
| By Source | Animal | Casein and Caseinates |
| Collagen | ||
| Egg Protein | ||
| Gelatin | ||
| Insect Protein | ||
| Milk Protein | ||
| Whey Protein | ||
| Other Animal Proteins | ||
| Microbial | Algae Protein | |
| Mycoprotein | ||
| Plant | Hemp Protein | |
| Pea Protein | ||
| Potato Protein | ||
| Rice Protein | ||
| Soy Protein | ||
| Wheat Protein | ||
| Other Plant Proteins | ||
| By Form | Concentrates | |
| Isolates | ||
| Hydrolysates | ||
| Other Forms | ||
| By Application | Food and Beverages | Bakery |
| Beverages | ||
| Breakfast Cereals | ||
| Condiments/Sauces | ||
| Confectionery | ||
| Dairy and Dairy Alternative Products | ||
| Meat/Poultry/Seafood and Meat Alternative Products | ||
| RTE/RTC Food Products | ||
| Snacks | ||
| Infant Nutrition | ||
| Other Food and Beverage Applications | ||
| Personal Care and Cosmetics | ||
| Animal Feed | ||
| Dietary Supplements and Sports Nutrition | ||
Market Definition
- End User - The Protein Ingredients Market operates on a B2B basis. Food, Beverages, Supplements, Animal Feed, and Personal Care & Cosmetic manufacturers are considered to be end-consumers in the market studied. The scope excludes manufacturers buying liquid/dry whey to be used for application as a binding agent or thickener or other non-protein applications.
- Penetration Rate - Penetration Rate is defined as the percentage of Protein-Fortified End User Market Volume in the Overall End User Market Volume.
- Average Protein Content - Average protein content is the average protein content present per 100 g of product manufactured by all end-user companies considered under the scope of this report.
- End User Market Volume - End-user market volume is the consolidated volume of all types and forms of end-user products in the country or region.
| Keyword | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alpha-lactalbumin (α-Lactalbumin) | It is a protein that regulates the production of lactose in the milk of almost all mammalian species. |
| Amino acid | It is an organic compound that contains both amino and carboxylic acid functional groups, which are required for the synthesis of body protein and other important nitrogen-containing compounds, such as creatine, peptide hormones, and some neurotransmitters. |
| Blanching | It is the process of briefly heating vegetables with steam or boiling water. |
| BRC | British Retail Consortium |
| Bread improver | It is a flour-based blend of several components with specific functional properties designed to modify dough characteristics and give quality attributes to bread. |
| BSF | Black Soldier Fly |
| Caseinate | It is a substance produced by adding an alkali to acid casein, a derivative of casein. |
| Celiac disease | Celiac disease is an immune reaction to eating gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. |
| Colostrum | It is a milky fluid that’s released by mammals that have recently given birth before breast milk production begins. |
| Concentrate | It is the least processed form of protein and has a protein content ranging from 40-90% by weight. |
| Dry protein basis | It refers to the percentage of "pure protein" present in a supplement after the water in it is completely removed through heat. |
| Dry whey | It is the product resulting from drying fresh whey which has been pasteurized and to which nothing has been added as a preservative. |
| Egg protein | It is a mixture of individual proteins, including ovalbumin, ovomucoid, ovoglobulin, conalbumin, vitellin, and vitellenin. |
| Emulsifier | It is a food additive that facilitates the blending of foods that are immiscible with one another, such as oil and water. |
| Enrichment | It is the process of addition of micronutrients that are lost during the processing of the product. |
| ERS | Economic Research Service of the USDA |
| Extrusion | It is the process of forcing soft mixed ingredients through an opening in a perforated plate or die designed to produce the required shape. The extruded food is then cut to a specific size by blades. |
| Fava | Also known as Faba, it is another word for yellow split beans. |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration |
| Flaking | It is a process in which typically a cereal grain (like corn, wheat, or rice) is broken down into grits, cooked with flavors and syrups, and then pressed into flakes between cooled rollers. |
| Foaming agent | It is a food ingredient that makes it possible to form or maintain a uniform dispersion of a gaseous phase in a liquid or solid food. |
| Foodservice | It refers to the part of the food industry which includes businesses, institutions, and companies which prepare meals outside the home. It includes restaurants, school and hospital cafeterias, catering operations, and many other formats. |
| Fortification | It is the deliberate addition of micronutrients that are not found in them naturally or which are lost during processing, to improve a food product's nutritional value. |
| FSANZ | Food Standards Australia New Zealand |
| FSIS | Food Safety and Inspection Service |
| FSSAI | Food Safety and Standards Authority of India |
| Gelling agent | It is an ingredient that functions as a stabilizer and thickener to provide thickening without stiffness through the formation of gel. |
| GHG | Greenhouse Gas |
| Gluten | It is a family of proteins found in grains, including wheat, rye, spelt, and barley. |
| Hemp | It is a botanical class of Cannabis sativa cultivars grown specifically for industrial or medicinal use. |
| Hydrolysate | It is a form of protein manufactured by exposing the protein to enzymes that can partially break the bonds between the protein's amino acids and break down large, complicated proteins into smaller pieces. Its processing makes it easier and quicker to digest. |
| Hypoallergenic | It refers to a substance that causes fewer allergic reactions. |
| Isolate | It is the purest and most processed form of protein which has undergone separation to obtain a pure protein fraction. It typically contains ≥ 90% of protein by weight. |
| Keratin | It is a protein that helps form hair, nails, and the outer layer of skin. |
| Lactalbumin | It is the albumin contained in milk and obtained from whey. |
| Lactoferrin | It is an iron‑binding glycoprotein that is present in the milk of most mammals. |
| Lupin | It is the yellow legume seeds of the genus Lupinus. |
| Millenial | Also known as Generation Y or Gen Y, it refers to the people born from 1981 to 1996. |
| Monogastric | It refers to an animal with a single-compartmented stomach. Examples of monogastric include humans, poultry, pigs, horses, rabbits, dogs, and cats. Most monogastric are generally unable to digest much cellulose food materials such as grasses. |
| MPC | Milk protein concentrate |
| MPI | Milk protein isolate |
| MSPI | Methylated soy protein isolate |
| Mycoprotein | Mycoprotein is a form of single-cell protein, also known as fungal protein, derived from fungi for human consumption. |
| Nutricosmetics | It is a category of products and ingredients that act as nutritional supplements to care for skin, nails, and hair natural beauty. |
| Osteoporosis | It is a medical condition in which the bones become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue, typically as a result of hormonal changes, or deficiency of calcium or vitamin D. |
| PDCAAS | Protein digestibility-corrected amino acid score (PDCAAS) is a method of evaluating the quality of a protein based on both the amino acid requirements of humans and their ability to digest it. |
| Per-capita consumption of animal protein | It is the average amount of animal protein (such as milk, whey, gelatin, collagen, and egg proteins) that is readily available for consumption by each person in an actual population. |
| Per-capita consumption of plant protein | It is the average amount of plant protein (such as soy, wheat, pea, oat, and hemp proteins) that is readily available for consumption by each person in an actual population. |
| Quorn | It is a microbial protein manufactured using mycoprotein as an ingredient, in which the fungus culture is dried and mixed with egg albumen or potato protein, which acts as a binder, and then is adjusted in texture and pressed into various forms. |
| Ready-to-Cook (RTC) | It refers to food products that include all of the ingredients, where some preparation or cooking is required through a process that is given on the package. |
| Ready-to-Eat (RTE) | It refers to a food product prepared or cooked in advance, with no further cooking or preparation required before being eaten. |
| RTD | Ready-to-Drink |
| RTS | Ready-to-Serve |
| Saturated fat | It is a type of fat in which the fatty acid chains have all single bonds. It is generally considered unhealthy. |
| Sausage | It is a meat product made of finely chopped and seasoned meat, which may be fresh, smoked, or pickled and which is then usually stuffed into a casing. |
| Seitan | It is a plant-based meat substitute made out of wheat gluten. |
| Softgel | It is a gelatin-based capsule with a liquid fill. |
| SPC | Soy protein concentrate |
| SPI | Soy protein isolate |
| Spirulina | It is a biomass of cyanobacteria that can be consumed by humans and animals. |
| Stabilizer | It is an ingredient added to food products to help maintain or enhance their original texture, and physical and chemical characteristics. |
| Supplementation | It is the consumption or provision of concentrated sources of nutrients or other substances that are intended to supplement nutrients in the diet and is intended to correct nutritional deficiencies. |
| Texturant | It is a specific type of food ingredient that is used to control and alter the mouthfeel and texture of food and beverage products. |
| Thickener | It is an ingredient that is used to increase the viscosity of a liquid or dough and make it thicker, without substantially changing its other properties. |
| Trans fat | Also called trans-unsaturated fatty acids or trans fatty acids, it is a type of unsaturated fat that naturally occurs in small amounts in meat. |
| TSP | Textured soy protein |
| TVP | Textured vegetable protein |
| WPC | Whey protein concentrate |
| WPI | Whey protein isolate |
Research Methodology
Mordor Intelligence follows a four-step methodology in all our reports.
- Step-1: Identify Key Variables: The quantifiable key variables (industry and extraneous) pertaining to the specific product segment and country are selected from a group of relevant variables & factors based on desk research & literature review; along with primary expert inputs. These variables are further confirmed through regression modeling (wherever required).
- Step-2: Build a Market Model: In order to build a robust forecasting methodology, the variables and factors identified in Step-1 are tested against available historical market numbers. Through an iterative process, the variables required for market forecast are set and the model is built on the basis of these variables.
- Step-3: Validate and Finalize: In this important step, all market numbers, variables and analyst calls are validated through an extensive network of primary research experts from the market studied. The respondents are selected across levels and functions to generate a holistic picture of the market studied.
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