Nigeria Modified starch Market Size, Share, and Trends Analysis Report – Industry Overview and Forecast to 2032

Modified starch Market Analysis

Starches were previously primarily used in food applications, but due to its ease of availability, it is now also being used in non-food applications such as the production of pharmaceuticals, adhesives, and papers.

Modified starch Market Size

Nigeria modified starch market size was valued at USD 57.97 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 89.65 billion by 2032, with a CAGR of 5.6% during the forecast period of 2025 to 2032.

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Modified starch Market Definition

Modified starch is formed when the structure of native starch undergoes morphological or physicochemical changes as a result of treatment with heat, acids, alkalis, or enzymes. These have better water-holding capacity, heat resistance, binding properties, and thickening properties.

Modified Starch Market Dynamics

Drivers

• Abundance of modified starch in Nigerian market

Nigeria is becoming a rich source of modified starch raw material due to increased modified production and restrictions on modified starch ingredients import. The increased availability of cassava at lower prices is increasing consumption in the Nigerian market as well as export to other countries, which is driving overall market growth.

• Rapid expansion of market due its demand from various applications

Rising technological advancement and modernisation in Nigeria has resulted in advanced product innovations and diversification in various applications which directly impacts the market growth. Growing demand for confectionaries and ready to eat items among customer ads to the market growth as modified starch is a major ingredient used in number of food products. Growing demand from pharmaceutical as well as adhesive paper industry has resulted in market expansion. Rising cases of diabetes in the region has shifted the consumer preference for artificial sweetener which in turns led to the market growth.

Opportunity

Growing research and development activities for product innovation is creating ample of opportunities to the market along with growing market players in the region will provide a stronghold to the modified starch market growth.

Restraints

Lack of knowledge about consumption of adequate amount of modified starch can hamper market growth. Fluctuation in raw materials as well as scarcity of labour can challenge market growth in the near future. 

This modified starch market report provides details of new recent developments, trade regulations, import-export analysis, production analysis, value chain optimization, market share, 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 modified starch market contact Data Bridge Market Research for an Analyst Brief, our team will help you take an informed market decision to achieve market growth.

Modified Starch Market Scope

The modified starch market is segmented on the basis of raw material, form, function, modification type 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.

Raw material

• Corn
• Cassava
• Potato
• Rice
• Wheat
• Sorghum
• Barley & Oats
• Others

Application

• Papermaking
• Food & Beverages
• Weaving and Textiles
• Medicines & Pharmaceuticals
• Fine Chemicals
• Construction Materials
• Cosmetics
• Oil Drilling and Extraction

Form

• Powder
• Liquid

Modification type

• Enzymatically Modification
• Physical Modification

Function

• Thickening
• Binders
• Stabilizers
• Emulsifiers
• Others

Modified Starch Market Regional Analysis

The modified starch market is analyzed and market size insights and trends are provided by country, raw material, form, function, modification type and application as referenced above.

The increasing production of modified crops which increased over the previous year is boosting market growth. The increasing production of modified crops required for starch production in Nigeria is attracting significant market investments from both foreign and domestic investors.

The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in market regulation 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, case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of Nigeria brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, impact of domestic tariffs and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.   

Modified Starch Market Share

The modified starch market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, Nigeria 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 Modified starch market.

Modified Starch Market Leaders Operating in the Market Are:

• Cargill, Incorporated (U.S.)
• ADM (U.S.)
• Nsm food limited (Nigeria)
• DSM (Netherlands)
• Kerry Group plc (Ireland)
• Ingredion (US)
• Tate & Lyle (U.S)
• Matna foods LTD (Nigeria)

Latest Developments in Modified Starch Market

• Henan Doing Mechanical Equipment Co., Ltd displayed their modified processing machines at the China Commodities Expo-Nigeria 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria in November 2019. The company introduced new production technology, modified processing machines with new designs, and other product offerings. The company is expanding its operations in Nigeria as a result of increased demand for modified starch in the Nigerian market
• ADM partnered with Vedan International Limited in July 2018 to introduce new tapioca starches and tapioca maltodextrin ingredients. Tapioca starches are derived from modified starches, which are produced to meet the demand of customers who prefer plant-based starches. The company expanded their product portfolio, which enabled them to expand their customer base that required plant-based starches

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