Food Formulation and Ingredient Trends: Health and Wellness

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Food Formulation and Ingredient Trends: Health and Wellness

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Food Formulation and Ingredient Trends: Health & Wellness

Health and wellness will continue to take center stage in 2013 both because persistent high obesity and chronic illness rates demand it and because food and beverage manufacturers seek higher margins that these value-added products can command. Manufacturers of packaged foods and beverages and chain restaurant operators will demonstrate ongoing commitment to improving the healthfulness of their offerings consistent with evolving consumer interest and building on initiatives undertaken over the last several years. Formulating foods and beverages to address health and wellness concerns is an important area for food processors in 2013 and beyond primarily because consumers are demanding healthier options but also out of concern over meeting the recommendations spelled out in the USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010. Delivering against health and wellness objectives also provides a way to enhance competitiveness, particularly in relation to nutrition labeling, increasingly as front-of-pack information. It is worth noting that consumer perception of health and wellness appears to be undergoing a change from purely personal nutrition and fitness to a view heading into 2013 that considers self in relation to environment and the broader world. As such, local, organic, natural and sustainable are important attributes within the broader context of health and wellness.

Report Scope

The goal of Food Formulation and Ingredient Trends: Health & Wellness is to provide an analysis of the key ingredient trends and formulation approaches anticipated for 2013 that are associated with high profile health and wellness platforms of food manufacturers including more nutritious breakfasts, healthier snacking, alternative protein ingredients, sodium reduction and sweetener selection strategies. The report contains in-depth discussion in each of these areas, with high level focus and findings as follows:Breakfast's comeback will continue in 2013, and with it consumer expectations of serious health and wellness benefits associated with one or more of the following: fiber, protein, whole grains, vitamins and minerals, omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants. Packaged Facts expects continued strong interest in breakfast foods that provide the energy needed to get through the morning without crashing or being hungry, thus continuing to drive interest in high protein and high fiber foods. For this reason, expect to see new whole grain and dairy blends in convenient product formats in 2013. Like the Energizer Bunny, oatmeal's appeal will keep going and going, both in packaged goods at retail and in food service. Yogurt's popularity will not wane, with manufacturers planning numerous product launches and yogurt-centric food service outlets opening their doors bright and early in the morning to cater to the breakfast crowd; no longer just dessert and sweet treat eaters. Snacks as mini-meals and for mindless munching will happily coexist, offering product attributes that address a range of health and wellness concerns in 2013. Nuts, bars, popcorn, cheese, vegetable chips, fresh vegetables, fresh fruit and fruit chips offer more healthful snacking variety packaged to provide greater convenience and portion control.Consumers aren't proclaiming to be vegetarians in greater numbers, but more are cutting back on meat and broadening their dietary repertoires to include more plant protein sources. Ancient grains such as quinoa and amaranth, nut butters, nut and seed blends and legumes are all growing in importance, both consumed as is and formulated into processed foods. Despite periodic rumblings that sodium reduction efforts are misguided and even potentially harmful for the general population, major food manufacturers continue to make progress toward achieving their stated reduction targets both for consumer retail and foodservice product lines. Throughout 2013, Packaged Facts expects ingredient manufacturers will continue to introduce and refine the use of technologies and approaches for reducing the sodium content of processed foods that deliver against both cost and taste expectations. Reshaping salt crystals and use of ingredients to enhance savory character and taste satisfaction are approaches likely to be used more in 2013 in addition to partial substitution with potassium chloride replacers. Without a doubt, the perfect sweetener is poised to the most sought after and the most despised ingredient simultaneously in 2013 as pressure mounts for reducing total and added sugar content of all foods and beverages. Packaged Facts expects that stevia will see growing competition from monk fruit as a no-calorie natural choice while honey and coconut sugar are likely to outshine agave nectar and its high fructose content when it comes to natural caloric sweeteners. Although some processors are returning to HFCS after reformulating with sugar, anti HFCS sentiment will remain strong in 2013 as evidenced by new product labeling, particularly on food and beverages designed specifically for kids.

Data Sources

The information in Food Formulation and Ingredient Trends: Health & Wellness is based on both primary and secondary research. Primary research included interviews with the Hartman Group, the Kruse Company, Center for Culinary Development, Dairy & Food Communications, Inc., editorial staff of The Packer and Produce Retailer and the National Honey Board in addition to firsthand examination of the retail marketplace. Secondary research involved gathering data from various trade, business and government sources, including company websites and Internet blogs.

Chapter 1: Executive Summary

Scope Key Drivers

Consumers Say They Want Healthier Options

Dietary Guidelines Influence Both Manufacturers and Consumers

Top Tier Branded Companies Seek Differentiation

Nutrition Labeling More Competitive

Nutritional Enhancement is More Profitable

A Look Ahead

Better Breakfasts

Sweeteners: Scrutiny & Success

Salt & Sodium: Love-Hate Relationship

More Healthful Snacking

Alternative Proteins

Chapter 2: Better Breakfasts

National School Breakfast Program Whole GrainsTable 2-1: Examples of Whole Grains from the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010

Oatmeal: More, and More Innovative

Whole Grain Blends

Whole Grain & Dairy Blends

Fiber

Fiber Ingredients

Product Launches Promoting Fiber

Dairy

The Power of Protein

Cottage Cheese Yogurt Milk Matters Betting on Greek

Yogurt Shops—No Longer Just Frozen

Fighting for Space in the Dairy Aisle

Table 2-2: Recently Launched Greek Yogurt Products with Breakfast Appeal

Yogurt Innovation, Beyond Greek

Provenance

Authenticity, Simplicity and Quality

Specific Consumer Targets

Protein

Segmenting Protein's Appeal

Nutrient Content Claims for Protein

Protein Ingredients—Consumers & Processors Seek New Equilibrium

Protein Enhanced Breakfast Foods

Chapter 3: Sweeteners: Scrutiny & Success

Front of Pack Nutrition Label Puts Sugar Front & Center

Consumers & Sweeteners

High Intensity Sweeteners Sweetener Strategies

Sugar Alcohols

Honey's Healthy Halo

Table 3-1: Consumer Perception of Naturalness of Select Sweeteners (percent) Table 3-2: Recent Product Introductions Sweetened with Honey Plant-based Sweeteners

Monk fruit

Table 3-3: Recent Nutrition Product Introductions Containing Monk Fruit (Luo Han Guo)

Stevia

Table 3-4: Recent Beverage Product Introductions Containing Stevia (Reb A)

Table 3-5: Recent Tabletop Sweetener Product Introductions Containing Stevia (Reb A)

Table 3-6: Recent Nutrition Bar and Beverage Product Introductions Containing Stevia (Reb A)

Table 3-7: Various Recent Product Introductions Containing Stevia (Reb A)

Agave

Table 3-8: Recent Product Introductions Containing Agave - Nutritional and Other Beverages

Table 3-9: Recent Product Introductions Containing Agave - Nutritional and Other Bars

Table 3-10: Recent Product Introductions Containing Agave - Spreads, Cookies and Other

Coconut Sugar

A Tough Slog for Added Sugars & HFCS

Market Maneuvers

Cereal Bread Milk Lunchbox Treats and Snacks

Table 3-11: Kid-Oriented Snack Product Introductions Flagging "No High Fructose Corn Syrup"

Yogurt Condiments

Chapter 4: Salt & Sodium: Love-Hate Relationship

Consumers & Salt Technological Approaches to Sodium Reduction

Reshaping Salt

Umami

Collaboration & Hard Core Science

Target Products & Market Successes

Meats

Condiments

Snacks

Baking Ingredients

Taste vs. Health Implications for the Marketplace

Chapter 5: More Healthful Snacking

Snacking Redefined Oh, Nuts!

Nut Snacks Targeting Specific Health Needs

Portion Control Packs & Convenience Stores

Hot & Spicy

Nut Bars

Popcorn

Popcorn Product Introductions to Watch

Vegetable Snack Chips and Crackers

Not All Vegetable Snacks are Created Equal

Seaweed—Not Just for Sushi

Sprouted Vegetable Snacks

Table 5-1: Alive & Radiant Foods Kale Krunch Snacks - Key Ingredients by Flavor Variant

Sweet Potato & Other Root Vegetable Snacks

Bean Snacks

Crunchy Pea and Lentil Snacks

Fresh Fruit Goodness—Fast and Fun

Sliced Apples—Platform for Flavor Discovery

Squeezable Fruit

Fruit Chips

Fruit for Dipping

Fresh Fruit Yogurt Parfaits

Snack Vegetables—The Next Junk Food?

Dips as Disguise?

The Power of Variety

Cheese for Snacking

Defining Healthier Cheese

String Cheese

Chapter 6: Alternative Proteins

Consumer Attitudes about Protein Nutrient Content Claims for Protein

Ancient Grains

Table 6-1: Protein Content of Select Grains and Related Seeds (Without Indication of Protein Quality or Digestibility) Quinoa Quinoa Ingredients Opportunities for Quinoa Recently Launched Products Boasting Quinoa's Protein Content

Amaranth

Amaranth Ingredients and Food Uses Opportunities for Amaranth Recently Launched Products Containing Amaranth that Flag Protein Grain Blends Opportunities for Grain Blends Recently Launched Products Featuring Grain Blends and Protein Seeds & Nuts

Seeds

Table 6-2: Protein Content of Select Seeds (Without Indication of Protein Quality or Digestibility) Recently Launched Products Featuring Seed Blends (with or without nuts)

Bread Products & Crackers

Seed Spreads

Chia Seed Ingredients and Food Uses Opportunities for Chia Protein Ingredients Recently Launched Products Containing Chia Hemp Ingredients and Food Uses Opportunities for Hemp Protein Ingredients Recent Product Launches Using Hemp Seed for Protein Nuts

Table 6-3: Protein and Fat Content of Select Nuts (Without Indication of Protein Quality or Digestibility)

Nut & Seed Butters Opportunities for Nuts in Protein Enhanced Foods Recent Product Launches of Protein Enhanced Foods Featuring Nuts Pea Protein

Pea Protein Ingredients

Pea Protein Ingredient Innovations

Opportunities for Pea Protein Ingredients