South America Stevia Market - Growth, Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecasts (2021 - 2026)

Market Overview

The South American stevia market is projected to record a CAGR of 8.9% during the forecast period.

• The market is driven by the increasing demand for low-calorie sweeteners from food and beverage manufacturers, which has increased from the past few years. This is primarily due to the rising concern of obesity and diabetes across the region. Therefore, many key players in food and beverages are introducing the products with natural low-calorie sweeteners, mainly stevia. In addition, the rising consumer demand from developing economies toward low-sugar beverages and functional foods is boosting the demand for stevia for the food and beverage industry.
• However, factors such as limited production and price fluctuation of stevia leaf in the country are restraining the market growth of the region.

Scope of the report

The South American stevia market is segmented by form into powder, liquid, and leaf, and by application into bakery, dairy products, beverages, confectionery, dietary supplements, and other applications. Also, the study provides an analysis of the stevia market in the emerging and established markets across the South American countries, including Brazil, Argentina, and Rest of South America.

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Key Market Trends

Increasing Consumer Inclination Toward Clean Label Stevia

As health awareness is growing, most of the population thoroughly check the label of a product before buying it, especially in developing economies like Brazil, Argentina, Chile, etc. This awareness among consumers has prompted manufacturers to undertake the replacement of high-calorie polyols with natural sweeteners. Sugar alcohols, such as sorbitol and maltitol, are proven to be the cause of digestive problems, and thus, are being fast replaced by natural sweeteners stevia in the market. Clean label has triggered the demand for natural sweeteners, especially stevia, and both food and beverage producers have supported innovation and product launches by using stevia as a natural clean label sweetener. According to the Global Stevia Institute's internal survey, approximately 60% of Americans prefer low-calorie sugar alcohol in their food purchase decisions. Hence, companies are publicly committing to removing artificial sweeteners from at least some of their products.

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