The global prebiotics market was valued at USD 4.06 billion in 2017. Increasing demand for clean label products such as plant-sourced prebiotics owing to the rapid adoption of healthier diets are the key factors behind driving the global prebiotics market size growth.

Deployment of prebiotics in medicines for stress reduction, memory boosting as well as fat reduction is expected to drive the prebiotics market size in coming years. Prebiotics present in dietary supplements and fermented food positively impact sleep patterns and have also proved beneficial in lowering the physiological stress effects. As per recent prebiotics market trends, prebiotics when included in infant formula, improves the memory power and exploratory behavior of an infant, since mother’s milk is found insufficient for complete nutrition. Also, time constraints and urbanization are the key factors which have led to early termination of breastfeeding. This has compelled leading players in the prebiotics industry to develop infant formula fortified with prebiotics, which is expected to improve baby’s cognitive health. Infant formula also aids babies in overcoming infections by enhancing immunity, preventing gastrointestinal diseases, increasing mineral absorption and lowering the trend of obesity.

The global Prebiotics market is expected to develop USD 12.77 Billion by 2030, at a compound annual increase in price (CAGR) of 11.3% throughout the forecast period.

The global prebiotics market size is expected to rise rapidly in the near future owing to growing sales of functional foods and supplements. Prebiotics dietary supplement application is expected to register a revenue growth rate of 11.7% over the next seven years. Prebiotics in animal feed application is expected to witness high gains in the coming years owing to increasing livestock production, to cater to growing demand for animal meat as a major source of protein. Also, prebiotics improves cattle productivity, since it improves their digestion, performance and immune system. Rise in per capita meat consumption, especially in Latin America and Caribbean regions along with the ban of using antibiotics as a growth promoter in animal feed is expected to positively influence the prebiotics market trends in coming years. Therefore, animal feed prebiotics is the most lucrative segment on the back of ever-rising demand for healthy and safe meat products.

On the basis of ingredients, galactooligosaccharides (GOS) holds major growth potential in the near future, rising with a revenue CAGR of 11.6% from 2018 to 2025. Rising usage of galactooligosaccharides (GOS) due to multiple health benefits such as improvement in bone mineralization by stimulating calcium absorption, prevention of colon cancer, bifidobacteria growth and substituting human milk oligosaccharides is driving the global prebiotics market size.

Apart from GOS, inulin holds a significant prebiotics market volume share of 42.7% and holds lucrative opportunities in the coming years. Inulin in food products are used for optimum gut functioning and favors the propagation of normal bacterial flora and impedes the growth of pathogenic organisms. Fructooligosaccharide (FOS) is being widely incorporated in food products and infant formulae due to their laxative effects. FOS enhances fecal bolus and the frequency of depositions, which in turn lowers the instances of constipation, occurring due to the rising trend of inadequate fiber diet consumption in modern society.

Europe and Asia Pacific together accounted for more than 80% of the global prebiotics market size, in terms of volume and value. Rapid industrial growth and technological advancements in the food industry has opened favorable prebiotics market trends in these regions. Additionally, the presence of numerous end-user pharmaceutical companies such as FrieslandCampina (Netherlands) and Royal Cosun (Netherlands), of prebiotic ingredients designates high demand for prebiotics ingredients from both the economies and is expected to surge the prebiotics market size.

North American market is witnessing sluggish growth over the forecast years due to heavy regulations laid down by US FDA on the labels of food products which are termed as ‘dietary fibers’. FDA, as a part of a multi-year effort to amend the labels used on foods and dietary supplements is seeking for a regulatory definition of the term ‘dietary fibers’ from the key manufacturers. This has even put prominent ingredient categories such as inulin at a toss in the entire North American food and beverage market. Thus, the advent of stringent regulations pertaining to the registration and labeling of new ingredients is expected to hamper the prebiotic market trends in this region.

Key manufacturers in the global prebiotics market are majorly involved in product innovations and are significantly contributing towards research and development. Companies are more keen towards setting up R&D facilities in developing regions and invest in an area of innovative food & beverage products that provide weight loss, calorie reduction and fat control techniques. Giant production base coupled with the presence of starch manufacturers such as ADM, Cargill Foods and Beneo in the developed economies are expected to cater to the growing prebiotics demand.

Prebiotics Market Scope

Key segments of the global prebiotics market

Ingredients Type Overview (USD Billion)

• Fructo-Oligosaccharide (FOS)
• Inulin
• Galacto-oligosaccharides (GOS)
• Mannan-Oligosaccharide (MOS)
• Others (Oligosaccharides, Chicory Fructans, etc.)

Application Overview, (USD Billion)

• Prebiotic Food & Beverages
  • Dairy products
  • Cereals
  • Baked food
  • Fermented meat products
  • Dry food Prebiotics
  • Others
• Prebiotic Dietary Supplements
  • Food supplement
  • Nutritional supplements
  • Specialty nutrients
  • Infant formula
• Animal Feed Prebiotics

Regional Overview, (USD Billion)

• North America
  • U.S.
  • Canada
• Europe
  • France
  • UK
  • Germany
  • Rest of Europe
• Asia Pacific
  • India
  • Japan
  • China
  • Rest of APAC
• Rest of World (RoW)