Low Calorie Sweeteners Market Size

Low-Calorie Sweeteners Market Overview

Low-Calorie Sweeteners Market Size was valued at USD 26.58 billion in 2023. The Low-Calorie Sweeteners market is projected to grow from USD 28.49 Billion in 2024 to USD 46.36 billion by 2032, exhibiting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.27% during the forecast period (2024 - 2032). Increased health concerns and challenges have led to more expensive operations, and more bariatric procedures are the key market drivers enhancing the Low-Calorie Sweeteners market growth.

Source: Secondary Research, Primary Research, MRFR Database and Analyst Review

Low-Calorie Sweeteners Market Trends

• Sugar content in food reduced by health-conscious consumers drives the market growth

Due to expanding immunological and health problem awareness, consumers are becoming more and more health sensitive. In the majority of wealthy countries, both adults and young children are now significantly more likely to be obese. Diabetes and cardiovascular illnesses are two negative health disorders that are correlated with obesity. The American public's awareness of the high-calorie content of food and drink is causing a nationwide demand for low-calorie meals and beverages. Additionally, over 56% of consumers are focused on consuming less sugar, according to the 2nd Annual Advancing Sugar Reduction Technologies Summit in 2021, which found that 84% of consumers were limiting their sugar intake. Due to the rising customer demand, producers are boosting the market flow of low-calorie food and beverage goods. Thus, this factor is driving the Low-Calorie Sweeteners market CAGR.

Additionally, organizations like the WHO encourage low-calorie sweeteners; for instance, current WHO recommendations advise consumers to cut their daily sugar intake to less than 10% of their overall calorie intake. Thus, the market for low-calorie sweeteners is anticipated to profit from consumers' increased health consciousness. Major manufacturers in the low-calorie sweeteners market are also making significant investments in R&D and new product development to provide a variety of high-quality, low-calorie sweetener variations to fulfill customer demand. They will increase their overall effectiveness through continued innovation and the deployment of cutting-edge technology.

2032 at a CAGR of around 4.7%, according to Future Market Insights (FMI). People are becoming more aware of their eating choices as the frequency of lifestyle problems rises. As a result, fewer people consume foods heavy in sugar, carbs, and other unhealthy elements.

 Therefore, major producers often add low-calorie sweeteners like stevia, aspartame, neotame, advantame, sucralose, acesulfame potassium, and saccharin, which have the same flavor as sugar, to their goods. Thus, this aspect is anticipated to accelerate Low-Calorie Sweeteners market revenue ly.

Low-Calorie Sweeteners Market Segment Insights

Low-Calorie Sweeteners Category Insights

Based on Category, the Low-Calorie Sweeteners market segmentation includes Natural and Synthetic. The natural segment dominated the market, accounting for 35% of Low-Calorie Sweeteners market revenue. The market for low-calorie sweeteners is driven by customers' increased demand for foods and drinks containing natural, low-calorie sugar. Given the increased demand for natural ingredients in the food and beverage business, more and more major firms are offering low-calorie sweeteners made from natural sources. Customers like foods made from natural ingredients because they have little to no bad effects on their health. These elements are anticipated to support the market growth for low-calorie sweeteners throughout the evaluation period.

Figure 1: Low-Calorie Sweeteners Market, by Category, 2022 & 2032 (USD billion)

Source: Secondary Research, Primary Research, MRFR Database and Analyst Review

Low-Calorie Sweeteners Type Insights

Based on Type, the Low-Calorie Sweeteners market segmentation includes Aspartame, Saccharin, Sorbitol, Stevia, Xylitol and others. The stevia category generated the most income. Due to its natural origin from the leaves of the stevia rebaudiana plant, stevia is a low-calorie sweetener widely utilized in the food and beverage sector and pharmaceutical business. Stevia leaves are considerably sweeter than sugar and have almost no calories because of the various compounds they contain, including stevioside and rebaudioside A. Additionally, some studies imply that stevia may have health advantages, such as lowering blood pressure and decreasing hypertension. It could also help people with diabetes maintain a healthy lifestyle by serving as a sugar alternative.

Low-Calorie Sweeteners Application Insights

Based on application, the Low-Calorie Sweeteners industry has been segmented into Bakery & Confectionery, Beverages, Dairy & Frozen Desserts, Sweet & Savoury Snacks and others. Bakery & confectionery held the largest segment share in 2022. By 2050, the population of the globe is projected to increase to 10 billion. The need for food increases as the population grows. To accommodate the growing population, the supply of materials used in bread and confectionery products and trade volumes will need to expand. As a result, businesses in this Low-Calorie Sweeteners market should profit from an increase in demand for bakery and confectionery items throughout the course of the projected period.

Low-Calorie Sweeteners Regional Insights

By region, the study provides market insights into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Rest of the World. North America Low-Calorie Sweeteners market accounted for USD 11.35 billion in 2022 and is expected to exhibit a significant CAGR growth during the study period. In order to meet the demands of its end consumers, the region's manufacturers are placing a major emphasis on the development of cutting-edge technological processes. The market for low-intensity sweeteners has been developed in the area. Chronic illnesses are rising due to busy lives, and consumers' knowledge of the health advantages of lower sugar in food and beverage items is rising.

Further, the major countries studied in the market report are The U.S., Canada, German, France, the UK, Italy, Spain, China, Japan, India, Australia, South Korea, and Brazil.

Figure 2: LOW-CALORIE SWEETENERS MARKET SHARE BY REGION 2022 (%)

Source: Secondary Research, Primary Research, MRFR Database and Analyst Review

In terms of value, the Asia Pacific Low-Calorie Sweeteners market is predicted to develop at the greatest CAGR in the worldwide market. Regarding diet diversity, rising urbanization, and open commerce in the food industry, this Region's market is undergoing a significant transition. Additionally, a rise in consumer knowledge of health-related concerns, a rise in consumer preference for healthy food items, and an increase in income and purchasing power are the main drivers providing development prospects for makers of low-intensity sweeteners in the area. China notably contributes to the Region's leadership position, with India and Japan serving as the area's rising markets. Moreover, the China Low-Calorie Sweeteners market held the largest market share, and the India Low-Calorie Sweeteners market was the fastest growing market in the Asia-Pacific region.

Due to growing consumer awareness of natural sweeteners, the European low-calorie sweeteners market holds a sizeable share. European consumers are seeking better food and beverage alternatives, which is driving businesses to incorporate natural and wholesome ingredients. Stevia use is increasing in Europe, where it is being imported in significant quantities from poorer nations by nations like France, Germany, and Italy. Currently, Europe has permitted the use of 11 low-calorie sweeteners in soft drinks, including Acesulfame K, Aspartame, Stevia, and Sucralose. Further, the Germany Low-Calorie Sweeteners market held the largest market share, and the UK Low-Calorie Sweeteners market was the fastest-growing market in the European Region.

Low-Calorie Sweeteners Key Market Players & Competitive Insights

Leading industry companies are making significant R&D investments to broaden their product offerings, which will spur further expansion of the market for Low-Calorie Sweeteners products. Important market developments include new product releases, contractual agreements, mergers and acquisitions, greater investments, and collaboration with other organizations. Market participants also engage in several strategic actions to increase their worldwide presence. The Low-Calorie Sweeteners industry must offer products at reasonable prices to grow and thrive in a more cutthroat and competitive environment.

One of the primary business strategies manufacturers employ in the worldwide Low-Calorie Sweeteners industry to benefit customers and expand the market sector is local manufacturing to reduce operating costs. The Low-Calorie Sweeteners industry has recently provided some of medicine's most important benefits. Major players in the Low-Calorie Sweeteners market, including CA Technologies (US), Source Gear LLC (US), IBM (US), Logical DOC (US), Microsoft (US), CollabNet (US), Canonical Ltd (UK), Codice Software (Spain), Amazon (US), Atlassian (Australia), and others, are attempting to increase market demand by investing in research and development operations.

Agribusiness firm Cargill Inc. (Cargill) offers goods and services in the food, financial, agricultural, industrial, and risk management sectors. It handles the marketing, processing, and distribution of cotton and cereals, oilseeds, sugar, meat, and other food items. In March 2022, Cargill announced its plan to sweeten its stevia products by making its leading stevia sweetener technology, EverSweet + ClearFlo, commercially available. The sweeteners produced by the firm can now be combined with other all-natural flavors. This combination offers flavor modification, improved solubility, formulation stability, and faster dissolution.

Tate & Lyle PLC is a multinational provider of ingredients for food and beverages to industrial sectors, headquartered in Britain. It started out as a company that refined sugar, but starting in the 1970s, it started to diversify. In 2010, it sold its sugar business. In January 2021, Tate & Lyle and Codexis (US), a preeminent protein engineering business, expanded and strengthened their cooperation. This tactical decision will more effectively produce Tate & Lyle's newest sweeteners, DOLCIA PRIMA Allulose and TASTEVA M Stevia Sweetener. The most recent innovative enzyme products from Codexis, developed in close cooperation with Tate & Lyle's specialists, would increase production efficiency.

Key Companies in the Low-Calorie Sweeteners market include

• Archer Daniels Midland (US)


• Tate & Lyle (UK)


• du Pont de Nemours and Company (US)


• Cargill Inc. (US)


• Ingredion Inc. (US)


• Celanese Corporation (US)


• NutraSweet (US)


• ZuChem Inc (US)


• Nova Green Inc. (Canada)


• Foodchem International Corporation (China)


• Cumberland Packing Corp (US)


• Roquette Frères (France)


• Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (Japan)


• JK Sucralose Inc. (China)


• LB Industries Pvt Ltd (India)

Low-Calorie Sweeteners Industry Developments

• July 2022:  Chicago hosted the IFT FIRST, the Institute of Food Technologists' convention and exhibition, where Sweegen unveiled Bestevia LQ, a line of liquid stevia-based sweeteners. Sweeteners aim to reduce the quantity of sugar in various goods, such as Confectionery, liquid sweeteners, dessert toppings, and carbonated soft drinks.


• September 2021: The exclusive supply contract for stevia pilot production in the United States was signed by Ingredion Incorporated and S&W Seed Company. By this agreement, S&W Seed Company would use its exclusive stevia plant collection and production methods to provide PureCircle by Ingredion and Ingredion with American stevia plants.


• April 2021: NutraSweet NaturalTM, a plant-based sweetener with zero calories and high sweeteners, was introduced by Manus Bio Inc. (Manus Bio), one of the top US producers of sustainable natural products.

Low-Calorie Sweeteners Market Segmentation

Low-Calorie Sweeteners Category Outlook

• Natural


• Synthetic

Low-Calorie Sweeteners Type Outlook

• Aspartame


• Saccharin


• Sorbitol


• Stevia


• Xylitol


• Others

Low-Calorie Sweeteners Application Outlook

• Bakery & Confectionery


• Beverages


• Dairy & Frozen Dessert


• Sweet & Savoury Snacks


• Others

Low-Calorie Sweeteners Regional Outlook

• North America


• US


• Canada


• Europe


• Germany


• France


• UK


• Italy


• Spain


• Rest of Europe


• Asia-Pacific


• China


• Japan


• India


• Australia


• South Korea


• Australia


• Rest of Asia-Pacific


• Rest of the World


• Middle East


• Africa


• Latin America