Drying or
dehydration is a process by which moisture or moisture content is removed from
food. Eliminating the moisture content of food makes them lighter and smaller.
It helps with the preservation of food for a longer period of time. Dehydrated foods
do not require refrigeration when stored at home or at the time of consumption.
In addition, dehydrated food is ideal for preserving seasonal fruits and
vegetables. Dehydrated foods offer high nutritional value, easy storage
properties and low cost availability, which stimulates the demand for
dehydrated food products worldwide. The dehydrated food suppliers or manifactures can be segmented based on technologies such as spray dried,
lyophilized dried, air-dried and the like.
Traditionally, of all these segments, the sun-dried dehydration process was the main segment in terms of use by food manufacturers, followed by the hot air drying process. The vacuum dried segment should show consistent growth over others. Limited use in food products should be the limiting factor for the growth of vacuum dried technology in the dehydrated food market in the near future.
In addition, the dehydrated food Suppliers can also be segmented on the basis of types. This includes dehydrated dairy products, dehydrated fruit, dehydrated meat products, dehydrated edible vegetables and others. Of all these segments, meat products should represent the largest market share, followed by dairy products. The growing demand for improved processed and canned meat products throughout the year among manufacturers is expected to support the demand for dehydrated meat products in the near future. In addition to dehydrated fruit and dehydrated vegetables are expected respectively to show favorable growth over the forecast period. This is attributed to the growing demand for seasonal fruits and vegetables.
The dehydrated foods can also be segmented according to the region. Overall, North America is expected to represent the largest market share. In North America, the United States is expected to be the largest contributor to income, followed by Canada. Increasing consumption of meat products in North America should support the demand for dehydrated food products throughout the region. Europe is also expected to be one of the largest contributors to the dehydrated food market in terms of revenues, followed by Asia-Pacific. Of all the countries in the European region, the United Kingdom is expected to contribute the most during the forecast period. In addition, in terms of
dehydrated foods production, China is expected to be one of the major producers of dehydrated food products. In addition, China is one of the largest producers of meat products with the main producer of various seasonal fruits and vegetables. This should contribute to significant growth in the country.
