Cheese Ingredients Market Size, Share And Global Trend By Cheese Type (Natural, Processed), By Ingredients(Milk, Enzymes, Additives, Cultures), And Regional Forecast, 2024-2032

Cheese ingredients are crucial Cheese ingredients market is growing crucially due to the rapid shift in eating habits across the globe, especially in Asian countries. The rapid adoption of westernized food culture is leading to the tremendous growth of the cheese market and hence contributing to the growth of the cheese ingredients industry. The significance of the variety of cheese in different cuisine preparation is fuelling the growth of the cheese ingredients market.

Key companies operating in the global cheese ingredients market are focusing on innovative product launches and the acquisition of small players to expand their product portfolio. Adams Extract, Dr. Oetkar, McCormick, Wilton, and Nielsen Massey are some of the major companies with the largest market shares in the global vanilla extracts market.

Cheese ingredients are items that are required to produce cheese. Milk, enzymes, bacterial culture, and significant additives are the widely used ingredients required to produce cheese. Quality cheese ingredients help make the cheese impart desirable flavors and textures in the cheese produced, hence enhances its overall market value. United States, Italy, Germany, Russia, and France are some of the major cheese consuming countries of the world.

Rapid urbanization across several developing economies, such as China, India, and others is contributing significantly to the growth of the cheese ingredients market. Furthermore, the growing market for convenience food due to its high demand is further contributing to escalating the cheese ingredients industry. The rise in per capita income of population-based developing countries is expected to contribute to fueling the growth of the cheese ingredients market during the forecast period.

The major restraining factor for the growth of the global cheese ingredients market is rising health consciousness among consumers, and an increasing number of obese population across the world. A growing number of vegan population, especially across developed regions can be a major restraining factor in the growth of the cheese ingredients market during the forecast period.

Key Players Covered

• DowDuPont


• Arla Foods


• Archer Daniels Midland Company


• Saputo Inc.


• CSK Food Enrichment Chr.


• Hansen Holding A/S


• Alpura


• Fonterra Co-operative Group


• Koninklijke Dsm N.V.

 Cheese Ingredients Market SEGMENTATION Analysis

On the basis of cheese type, the market is segmented into natural and processed cheese. The natural cheese type segment is anticipated to grow at a crucial pace during the forecast years, due to their wide adoption for traditional cheese preparation, coupled with rising consumer inclination towards natural ingredients due to health benefits offered by them. Escalating diseases contributed by consumption of processed food and development in food processing technologies are further expected to aid the growth of natural segment.

By ingredients, milk segment, followed by enzymes are expected to witness significant growth and hold the major market share, due to use of milk as a primary ingredient in the production of different cheese varieties. Increased collaborations between local farmers and major milk and dairy products producing companies is further expected to help in the growth of the segment in the forthcoming years.

Regional Analysis

Asia Pacific is projected to grow at a significant pace in the global cheese ingredients market and is projected to hold a major market share during the forecast period, due to rapid urbanization in Asian countries such as China, Japan, India, and others, which is leading to increased consumption of cheese ingredients and hence contributing in the growth of the market. According to Dairy Export Council (USDEC), the import value of cheese in china has raised significantly since 2000, where it was valued less than 2,000 metric tons and reached more than 108,000 tons by the year 2017. The presence of emerging cheese producing and consuming countries, such as New Zealand and Australia in Asia Pacific is projected to further propel the growth of the region.

Key Industry Developments

• In April 2018, DuPont Nutrition & Health launched two new cheese cultures called, CHOOZIT AMERI-FLEX and CHOOZIT SWIFT 600. The products are developed to fulfill cheese quality and productivity requirements for industrial-sized cheesemakers.


• In August 2018, Arla Foods announced the launch of a whey protein ingredient solution, called Nutrilac CH-7694. The product claims to crucially accelerate the process of making cream cheese and can reduce the manufacturing process of cream cheese from 20 hours to 30 minutes.


• In March 2017, Biocatalysts Ltd., a UK-based specialty enzyme producer, launched a novel microbial enzyme, called Flavorpro Umami, designed especially to be utilized in the production of enzyme-modified cheese (EMCs).