Dough Conditioners Market Analysis

Dough Conditioners Market Analysis

Dough conditioners market is bifurcated into product as enzymes, emulsifiers, oxidizing agent, and reducing agents. Emulsifiers business have been further bifurcated into mono-glycerides, Sodium stearoyl lactylate, and calcium stearoyl lactylate. Mono glycerides help in the binding of oil and water thus improving the consistency of food products. Sodium stearoyl lactylate helps in dough strengthening during processing and keeps the crumb soft during the storage time. Calcium stearoyl lactylate helps to improve crumb texture and grain in breads. Increasing bread consumption owing to hectic work schedules may drive product demand.

Emulsifiers witness extensive market demand in manufacturing of cakes, pastries, buns, rolls, and tortillas. The product helps to retard staling of bakery products. Bakery products industry growth is primarily due to increasing demand for buns and breads for preparing sandwiches and burgers. Dough conditioners market growth is attributed to increasing consumption of fast food globally.

Market segmentation based on application includes bread, pizza crust, tortillas, Cakes, and buns & rolls. Tortillas accounted market size surpassing USD 269.8 Mn in 2018 due to increasing demand of whole grain, low carb, and flavored products. Dough conditioners are used as processing aids and shelf life extenders in the production of tortillas. 
 

Tortilla is a type of thin flatbread which is made from wheat or corn, majorly consumed in North American countries including U.S. and Mexico. Extended shelf life properties of dough conditioners have increased tortilla consumption among working professionals.
 

Indian dough conditioners market is likely to witness growth at over 5.5% CAGR at the end of 2026. India fast food business is witnessing significant gains owing to readily availability, easy access, key strategies by the leading market players, and good taste. Dough conditioners owing to its dough strengthening property helps in shortening the mixing time. Dough conditioners are used for manufacturing breads and buns which are the raw materials for multiple fast foods including burgers, pizzas, and sandwiches. Indian fast food business includes several multinational players including McDonalds, Dominos, and Subway. This has led to increased product utilization for making fast food.
 

Growing market demand is attributed to increasing penetration of online food retailers including Zomato and Swiggy in the region. The market growth will observe substantial gains due to growing product utilization for improving the shelf life of packaged and junk food. Safe ingredients utilization for fast food manufacturing has shifted focus towards product innovations for dough conditioners market among the companies.