Global Dairy Protein Ingredients Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2030

Global Dairy Protein Ingredients Market, By Type (Milk Protein, Whey Protein, Casein Protein), Content (30%-85%, 85%-95%, 95% & above), Form (Dry, Liquid), Application (Bakery Product, Dairy Products, Sports Nutrition, Confectionery, Beverages, Dietary Supplements, Infant Formula, Nutritional Bars, Breakfast Cereals, Sauces, Dressings & Seasonings, RTE Meals, Meat & Poultry Products), Geography (Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa) – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2030.

Dairy Protein Ingredients Market Analysis and Size

Dairy milk protein ingredients are the ingredients that can be used for giving proper texture to dairy products. It also has a binding quality that binds all the nutritional value of the food. These are very rich in protein which helps in providing a better quality diet to humans. Dairy proteins are also used as an ingredient in infant formula to provide better nutrition to the newborn in their growth stage. These proteins have a wide range of applications in bakery products, beverages, ice cream, and others. To fulfilling the demand, the manufacturers are focusing on providing dairy ingredients products in the market.

Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the dairy protein ingredients market which was USD 14,111.88 million in 2022, would rocket up to USD 32,373.15 million by 2030, and is expected to undergo a CAGR of 11.0% during the forecast period.

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Dairy Protein Ingredients Market Scope and Segmentation

Market Definition

Dairy protein ingredients are dry ingredients with high nutritional properties that release peptides in the human body to strengthen metabolism activity. Dairy protein ingredient has a variety of ingredients including milk protein, whey protein, casein, and caseinates. It is available in the form of whey protein, milk protein, and casein protein. Whey protein is highly used in the area of exercise performance and body enhancement wherein, milk protein is normally used as an infant formula as it helps the infant to get the vital proteins which is important in their growth. Casein protein is being used for minimizing muscle breakdown and for enhancing muscle growth.

Dairy protein ingredients are used as bakery products, confectionery, RTE meals, sauces, dressing and seasoning, beverages, dairy products, breakfast cereals, nutritional bars, sports nutrition, meat and poultry products, dietary supplements, infant formula, and others.

The dairy protein ingredients have the following segments mentioned below:

• Whey Protein - Whey protein is the by-product of cheese manufacturing and it has a very high content of protein in it and is helpful for adults in muscle growth and increases digestion
• Milk Protein - Milk protein is derived from milk and has all the prominent proteins which also helped to provide milk based products like cheese, yogurts, and infant formula
• Casein Protein - Casein protein is derived from milk as it is being used as performance nutrition as it helped the consumer in increasing muscle growth and also helped in reducing muscle damage

Global Dairy Protein Ingredients Market Dynamics

Drivers

• Increasing Demand In Numerous Dairy Food Products

Dairy protein ingredient is the concentrated liquid which is a by-product of the cheese making process. It has a high amount of protein content in it which helps in strengthening the digestive system of the human body. As of now, dairy ingredients like whey protein, milk protein, and casein protein are in high demand as these are mostly utilized in sports nutrition as well as in bakery products.

Dairy protein ingredient is commonly used in the form of whey protein and milk protein. Whey protein increases solubility, water binding, gelation, and nutritional fortification. It can be used in replacing gluten levels, due to its gas-trapping properties to take off gluten. Moreover, it can also help in reducing fat and carbohydrates while increasing the nutritional benefits of the product and is expected to boost the market.

• Increasing Awareness About Health And Wellness

Nowadays, changes in lifestyle have raised awareness amongst health conscious people as the right type of protein content being suitable for the body is very essential so as to avoid protein deficiency. This concern has driven customers’ attention toward the choice of the appropriate products which as a result has increased the utilization of dairy protein ingredients. Even the presence of harmful ingredients like lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and others adversely affects the health of the people. Thus increase awareness is expected to boost market growth.

Opportunities

• Emerging Market In The Food And Beverage Industry

Rising demand for dairy products has encouraged major players like Fonterra Co-operative Group, Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller, Westland Milk Products, LACTALIS Ingredients, FrieslandCampina Ingredients, NutrinnovateAustralia, Glanbiaplc, and many other to maximize the production of dairy protein ingredients in order to fulfill the demand of the dairy products.

These players are using high quality whey proteins, milk proteins, and casein protein which help as a binding element for the dairy products as it not only gives texture to the products but also gives them important ingredients proteins, amino acids, and other nutrition which is further expected to help increasing the demand of the dairy products. 

Restraints/Challenges

• High Capital Investment In Dairy Manufacturing Unit

High capital investment is needed in the dairy manufacturing unit as it has to use a lot of assets which is acting as a threat as many companies are not having a lot of revenue or capital to invest in the manufacturing unit which will lead to minimization in the expansion of the manufacturer.

High capital investment is needed in the dairy manufacturing unit as the production needs large amounts of cattle, labor, farms, and machineries to extract dairy protein ingredients. This will also include loads and loads of money to invest so this is a challenge for most of the companies a very large investment is needed to extract pure and standardized dairy products.

This is expected to hamper the growth of many of the dairy ingredients company as this will increase the cost of the products the company is offering, which in turn decreases the customer base and also strengthen the competitors to capture the market.

This dairy protein ingredients market report provides details of new recent developments, trade regulations, import-export analysis, production analysis, value chain optimization, Market share, the impact of domestic and localized Market players, analyses opportunities in terms of emerging revenue pockets, changes in market regulations, strategic market growth analysis, market size, category market growths, application niches and dominance, product approvals, product launches, geographic expansions, technological innovations in the market. To gain more info on the dairy protein ingredients market contact Data Bridge Market Research for an Analyst Brief, our team will help you make an informed market decision to achieve market growth.

Recent Development

• In February 2020, Darigold introduced Darigold FIT, a high-protein, lactose free milk. This is available in 14-oz. bottles and 59-oz. cartons with retail prices of USD 3.99 and 1.99 each respectively. Thus, this will make the company more competitive as compared to other players present in the market, thereby will enhance sales
• In 2019, LACTALIS Ingredients launched its website named wheyforliving.com which will provide a dynamic and proactive platform that helps in providing information to navigate their consumers regarding protein choices. Apart from this, recipes, videos, articles, and health tips are also present on this website stating whey protein as a daily diet. Thus, this will help the company to generate more revenue

Global Dairy Protein Ingredients Market Scope

The dairy product ingredients market is segmented on the basis of type, content, form, and application. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyze meagre growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.

Type

• Whey protein
• Milk protein
• Casein protein

Content

• 30%-70%
• 70%-85%
• 85%-90%

Form

• Liquid
• Dry

Application

• Bakery product
• Confectionary
• RTE meals sauces, dressings & seasonings
• Beverages
• Dairy Products
• Breakfast Cereals
• Nutritional Bars
• Sport Nutrition
• Meat & Poultry Products
• Dietary Supplements
• Infant Formula
• Others

Global Dairy Protein Ingredients Market Regional Analysis/Insights

The dairy protein ingredients market is analysed and market size insights and trends are provided by type, content, form, and application as referenced above.

The region covered in the dairy protein ingredients market report are Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.

Europe region is expected to dominate as the population is demanding dairy protein food products more and hence manufacturers are highly focused on providing the ingredients which can be utilized in food products high in this country in terms of market share.  

Europe is expected to witness significant growth during the forecast period of 2023 to 2030 due to the increasing awareness among consumers about the health benefits of dairy protein ingredients growing research activities in the region, availability of massive untapped markets, large population pool, and the growing demand for dairy protein ingredients in the country.

The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in regulation in the market domestically that impact the current and future trends of the market. Data points like down-stream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends, and porter's five forces analysis, and case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the Market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of global brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, the impact of domestic tariffs, and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data. 

Competitive Landscape and Global Dairy Protein Ingredients Market Share Analysis

The dairy protein ingredients market competitive landscape provides details by competitors. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, global presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width, and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to the dairy protein ingredients market.

Some of the major players operating in the dairy protein ingredients market are:

• Westland Milk Products (New Zealand)
•  LACTALIS Ingredients (Bourgbarre, France)
• Cniel (Paris, France)
• Nutrinnovate Australia (Victoria, Australia)
• Glanbia plc (Kilkenny, Ireland)
• Kerry Inc. (Kildare, Ireland)
• Lacto Japan Co., Ltd.  (Tokyo, Japan)
• Darigold (Washington, U.S.)
• AMCO Proteins (New Jersey, U.S.)
• Hoogwegt (EA Arnhem, Netherlands)
• Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller (Luxembourg, Europe)
• Tatura Milk Industries Pty. Ltd. (Northern Victoria, Australia)
• Idaho Milk Products (Jerome, United States )
• Milk Specialties (Minnesota, USA)
• Arla Foods Ingredients Group P/S (Sonderhoj, Denmark)
• ALPAVIT (Lauben, Germany)
• Agropur US (Quebec, Canada)
• wheyco GmbH (Hamburg, Germany)
• FrieslandCampina Ingredients (LE Amersfoort, The Netherlands)
• Fonterra Co-operative Group  (Victoria, Australia)