The Future Looks Bitter-Sweet for the High Intensity Sweeteners Market in China

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c89577) has announced the
addition of The Future of High Intensity Sweeteners in China to their
offering.

Sweeteners are the food additives used to sweeten food products,
i.e., the food additives listed as sweeteners in China's national
standard GB2760-1996, hygienic standards for uses of food additives
and dietary supplements. 20 sweeteners in total have been permitted to
be used in food in China by the end of 2007.

There are a total of 13 HIS listed in GB 2760 allowed to be used
as food additives or dietary supplements by the end of 2007. Most of
these HIS are 100 or more times sweeter than sugar except cyclamate
and calcium cyclamate, which are both 30-80 times sweeter than sugar.
In this report, analysis has been focused on the following HIS, which
are the major categories in China:

-- Aspartame

-- Ace-K

-- Saccharin

-- Cyclamate

-- Sucralose

-- Stevioside

As the major competitors of HIS, sugar and sugar alcohols in China
are briefly introduced from the aspects of production, demand and
trade.

Why you should buy this report:

-- To gain most updated info of China's production and market of
HIS, and in-depth analysis of China's HIS industry.

-- To keep track of the impacts of guideline and legislation
related to food additives.

-- To get insight into the latest consumer's trends and market
dynamics of HIS in China

-- To gain vital business intelligence out of China ahead of the
competition

-- To find out where the Chinese HIS market could go next and how
your business can get involved

-- To keep you informed of your competitors' activities in China

Report highlights

China is the major HIS supplier to the world, and about 70% of
China's HIS output volume has been exported in recent years. China has
witnessed a growth in output value of all the major HIS in recent
years. The fastest is sucralose, then aspartame, growing by 240% and
42% annually from 2002-2006, in spite that the price of sucralose and
aspartame has both been declining in recent years. The output value of
saccharin and cyclamate also grows by 3.1% and 4.6% respectively,
although their output volume both has shrunk.

China imports only a little HIS and in recent 3 years, China's HIS
import volume has been no more than 100 tonnes, accounting for less
than 0.5% of China's HIS consumption. China's HIS import volume
reached the peak at 216 tonnes in 2004.

The total HIS consumption by volume in China decreased from 34.8
kt in 2002 to 23.3 kt in 2006, declining by CAGR 9.5%. This decline in
consumption volume is attributed to China's HIS consumption structure
change in recent years. Consumption of HIS with lower unit sweetness
has shrunk and that with higher sweetness has expanded. For example,
the consumption volume of cyclamate in China decreased by 14.1%
annually from 2002 to 2006.

From 2002 to 2006, the total sweetness consumption in China gres
by 6.6% annually. The consumption of sugar and starch sugar grew by
CAGR 4.9% and 25.6% respectively, and annually during 2002-2006.
However, HIS consumption declines by 0.6% annually from 2002-2006.
Obviously, HIS is not as competitive as sugar and starch sugar,
although the unit sweetness price of HIS is just about 1/10 of that of
sugar and starch sugar.

Food & beverage industry is the major consumption field for HIS in
2007, consuming about 75% of HIS by volume, and 81% by value. For
aspartame, ace-K and sucralose, the figure is much higher. Except
saccharin, over 80% of the rest HIS is consumed in food & beverage
industry.

Companies Mentioned:

Jiangsu Changzhou Niutang Chemical Plant Co., Ltd.

Beijing VitaSweet Co, Ltd.

Shandong Huaxian Stevia Co., Ltd.

Guangdong Strong Group Co., Ltd.

Shanghai Golden Monkey Group Co., Ltd.

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