Sunflower Ingredients Market

Sunflower Ingredients Market - Global Industry Trend Analysis 2013 to 2017 and Forecast 2018 - 2028

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Author : Amol Patil

Market Overview

Sunflower ingredients are good for health as it is very nutritious. There are many health benefits of sunflower ingredients. It contains essential fatty acids, vitamins and minerals. Sunflower seeds are classified into 3 types on the basis of their levels of monounsaturated, saturated, and polyunsaturated fats: linoleic, highly oleic, and nusun.

Sunflower ingredients can use to prevent diseases such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, depression etc. sunflower ingredients can be used as an alternative for nuts as it is very tasty and healthy. Sunflower ingredients are used in cereals, snack bars, trail mixes, and baked goods. There are many products which are made by sunflowers such as roasted/salted in-shell and kernel, a variety of flavored kernels, sunflower butter or paste, sunflower meal, sunflower bits, and coated sunflower kernels.

Roasted and salted sunflower kernel is used in many food products and can have as filler. Sunflower butter is used as a substitute for peanut butter as some people are allergic to it. When the oil is extracted from sunflower seeds, sunflower meal is produced as a by-product.

So overall there are many products which are made by sunflower ingredients. Sunflower kernels are a cost-effective way to ad taste, texture and eye appeal to a variety of baked foods such as biscuits, bread, cake etc. Sunflower ingredients are also used in snacks, roasted nut mixes.

Health Benefits of Sunflower are the Driving Force for Sunflower Ingredients Market:

There are many health benefits of sunflower ingredients. Sunflower seeds, oil, butter, meal, feed are some of the products made by sunflower ingredients. Sunflower kernels are used in snacks, baked products, cereals etc. Sunflower oil is also used in daily life. The trend for health bits is going on. Sunflower kernel is used in healthy food to add taste to it. Sunflower seeds are a great source of vitamin C, which helps in preventing cardiovascular disease.

It contains phytosterols which help to reduce cholesterol in the blood. The content of dietary fiber is high in the sunflower seeds which helps to cure constipation. Sunflower ingredients also contain antioxidants like vitamin E, selenium, and copper which reduces cellular damage often leads to prevent cancer.

It also contains magnesium which necessary for strong bones. Sunflower ingredients also lead to preventing depression. Sunflower ingredients contain tryptophan, an essential amino acid that helps produce serotonin. When serotonin is released in bodies, it relieves tension, calms the brain and promotes relaxation which leads to lessening the chances of depression.

Sunflower Ingredients Market: Segmentation

On the Basis of Nature
  • Organic sunflower ingredient
  • Conventional sunflower ingredient
On the Basis of a Product Type of Seeds
  • Oil-seed
  • Non-oil seeds
On the Basis of End Uses
  • Food Manufacturers
    • Baked Goods
    • Edible Oil
    • Roasted nut mixes
  • Animal Feed
    • Ruminant
    • Poultry
    • Birds
    • Pet animals
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Household
  • Industrial application
On the Basis of Region
  • North America
  • Latin America
  • Europe
  • South Asia
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Middle East & Africa
  • Emerging Countries

Global Sunflower Ingredients Market: Key Players

Some of the key players identified across the value chain of the global sunflower ingredients market include: sunopta Inc, Adams Group, Bunge, Cargill, NOW Foods, The J.M Smucker Company, Now Foods, Nutiva, EFKO Group, Catania Spagna, Viva Labs, Aryan International, Daabon Organic, Dasanxiang, Henan Lvda etc. , Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) Company, Dean Foods Company, Armor Proteins, Gelita Group,Kerry Ingredients Inc., Burcon nutrascience, Kellogg Company, Doves Farm Foods, Kraft Foods Group Inc., Manildra Group, MGP Ingredients, Omega Protein Corporation, George Weston Foods Fonterra, Shansong Biological, Solbar, Charotar Casein, Scoular, Omega Protein, Arla Foods, Glanbia, Dean Foods and others.

Opportunities for Participants in the Sunflower Ingredients Market-

There are two types of sunflower crops. First one is oil type sunflower seeds and non-oil type sunflower seeds. The United States produces both of them which leads to producing products which contains sunflower ingredients.

Sunflower is a short time production crop. So depending upon climate it grows worldwide. Sunflower ingredients are sold to bread companies which use this product while making baked food products. Consumption of healthy and nutritious food is increasing in Western countries. 

As production of sunflower ingredients are higher in the U.S. market demand for this food products is also high. The growth of sunflower ingredients market is high in the Asia Pacific market. Russian Federation, Ukraine, and Argentina are the main producers of sunflower ingredients and its byproducts.

Packed sunflower seeds are used as healthy snacks by consumers. So demand for sunflower ingredients in the healthy food market is increasing. Low-quality sunflower ingredients are used as feed for animals. After extracting oil from sunflower seeds remaining by-product which called sunflower meal or feed is used for making animal feed.

Brief Approach to Research

Our analysis will follow a modeling-based approach and triangulation methodology to estimate data covered in this report. A detailed market understanding and assessment of the applications, types, forms, and end uses of the product segments covered in the study is followed by carrying out a demand-side approach to estimate the sales of target product segments, which is then cross-referenced with a supply-side assessment of value generated over a pre-defined period. The statistics and data are collected at a regional level, consolidated and synthesized at a global level to estimate the overall market sizes.

The report covers exhaustive analysis on:

  • Market Segments
  • Market Dynamics
  • Market Size
  • Supply & Demand
  • Current Trends/Issues/Challenges
  • Competition & Companies Involved
  • Technology
  • Value Chain
  • Market Drivers and Restraints

Regional analysis includes:

  • North America (U.S., Canada)
  • Latin America (Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Chile, Rest of LATAM)
  • Europe (Germany, Italy, U.K, Spain, France, Nordic countries, BENELUX, Russia, Poland, and Rest of Europe)
  • East Asia (Japan, South Korea, and China)
  • South Asia (India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Rest of South Asia)
  • Oceania (Australia, and New Zealand)
  • Middle East and Africa (GCC Countries, Turkey, Iran, Israel, S. Africa, Rest of MEA)

Report Highlights:

  • Detailed overview of parent market
  • Changing market dynamics in the industry
  • In-depth market segmentation
  • Historical, current and projected market size in terms of volume and value
  • Recent industry trends and developments
  • Competitive landscape
  • Strategies of key players and products offered
  • Potential and niche segments, geographical regions exhibiting promising growth
  • A neutral perspective on market performance
  • Must-have information for market players to sustain and enhance their market footprint

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