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Table 5.3
Antioxidant demand by type
Item
1997
2002
2007
2012
2017
Food and beverage
shipments (billion dollars)
461.2
482.0
514.5
551.0
586.0
Antioxidant demand
(lb per thousand dollars
food and beverage
shipments)
0.11
0.12
0.14
0.16
0.18
Antioxidant demand
(million lbs)
52
58
74
88
103
Antioxidant demand ($/lb)
3.08
3.31
3.36
3.47
3.54
Total antioxidant demand
(million dollars)
160
192
249
305
365
Hindered phenols
55
66
85
100
115
Acids and other
antioxidants
105
126
164
205
250
Total preservative demand
(million dollars)
310
379
486
605
740
% Antioxidants
51.6
50.7
51.2
50.4
49.3
Source: Freedonia Group, Inc. Table reprinted with permission from Freedonia Group, Inc.,
Cleveland, OH, USA.
encompassing organic, all natural, additive-free and wholegrain was seen on 23%
of all new food products globally in 2008 and in 2009. It was the number one
claim in 2008 and a close second in 2009 (number one 1 being 'suitable for'
claims such as kosher, halal, gluten-free, suitable for diabetics, vegetarians).
Table 5.3 shows the usage in percentage sales value for various synthetic and
natural antioxidants. The data also reveal that the market is 50% larger for naturals
than it is for synthetics, and that the food and beverage market for antioxidants is
a $500 billion industry that is growing at 5-7% per year and is expected to grow
at that rate through to 2015.
5.3 Natural antioxidants: properties, manufacture and
applications
Synthetic antioxidants are usually readily available in large amounts and at
high purity. They are suffi ciently effective in retarding lipid oxidation and
maintaining freshness and they are relatively cost-effective. However, the
development of alternative natural antioxidants holds considerable potential in
terms of consumer acceptance. After all, natural antioxidant preservatives have
been used for thousands of years in the human diet. Petroleum-based synthetic
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