Meat Substitutes Market Analysis Till, 2014 - 2025: Million Insights

Food products which have similar nutrients, taste, and texture of meat, are gaining popularity among consumers. Moreover, growing consciousness towards the advantages of a vegan diet such as improved cardiovascular health, lower heart problems, reduced diabetes & obesity, lower cholesterol risk are projected to impact the global meat substitute market positively. Despite number of benefits of the product over the traditional meat, the absence of consumer awareness and usage of GMO seeds for making the product are the major obstacles for the global meat substitutes market. Furthermore, availability of various low fat – low cholesterol alternatives, higher cost and various health concerns such as soy allergy and intolerance from gluten are expected to pose a threat to the global market.

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Raw Material Insights

Meat substitutes are mainly composed of ingredients such as wheat, soy, and others. Soy-based products are amongst the most popular ones and dominates the raw material segment; Soy products accounts for nearly four-fifth of the global market. The regional market such as North America and Latin America is expected to impact positively on growing soy production in these regions. The global soy production is dominated by countries such as Brazil, Argentina, and U.S. which serve half of the global soy demand.

Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Europe are inclined towards wheat production.  Increasing disposable income and standard of living in the emerging economies such as India and China, Asia Pacific region is projected to experience the fastest growth during the forecast period.

Product Insights

Tofu, seitan, tempeh, TVP, Quorn, and other soy based and tofu-based products are the superior meat substitutes. Soy, mycoprotein, and wheat based are the main ingredients for this product. Textured vegetable protein (TVP) leads the global consumption market followed by tofu based products among all the other products. Other products occupy smaller sections of the markets.

Research and development activities are being carried out to develop cheaper but excellent substitutes giving plenty of growth opportunities for the industry players. So as to commercialize the products, high costs are spent on R&D activities which are expected to hamper the market development.