The Future Trends of Food Hydrocolloids Market

Abstract: Hydrocolloids have incomparable advantages such as renewable, environment-friendly and biocompatible, and represent a new direction and trend in the development of contemporary materials, whether from the perspective of environmental protection or sustainable development society, and are widely used in food, cosmetics, daily necessities, medicine, pharmaceuticals, petroleum industry and other fields. China has rich special agricultural and animal husbandry resources, and the development, functionalization and industrial application of new hydrocolloids and the hydrocolloids market have great potential.

Hydrocolloids are mostly natural biopolymers from animals and plants, such as polysaccharides, proteins and other complex carbohydrates. Compared with synthetic polymers and other chemical materials, hydrocolloids have incomparable advantages such as renewable, environmental friendliness and biocompatibility. Therefore, whether from the perspective of environmental protection or sustainable development society, they represent a new direction and trend of contemporary material development. China is rich in special agricultural and animal husbandry resources, and the development, functionalization and industrial application of new hydrocolloids have great potential.

At present, the research on hydrocolloids and the development trend of hydrocolloids market are focused on the following aspects.

1. In-depth Research on Hydrocolloid Properties & Structure Relationship

At present, the research on hydrocolloids is focused on the development of their applications, with less research on the basic theory. It is necessary to study the structure of various hydrocolloids and different types of hydrocolloids of the same species and the relationship between structure and properties.

2. Research on Compound Formulated Hydrocolloids

By studying the properties of various monomeric gums, the reaction behavior between gums and gums and between gums and electrolytes, and determining the types of monomeric gums and their respective ratios, the compounding method is used to produce numerous kinds of composite gums.

3. Research and Development of New, Nutritional and Multifunctional Hydrocolloids

Using the interaction of protein and polysaccharide to produce some new food additives, and also to develop some nutritious, multi-functional edible wrestling, such as multivariable edible polymers.

4. Vigorously Develop Biological Hydrocolloid Resources

Natural plants, animals, long production cycle, low production efficiency, the use of modern biotechnology to produce natural hydrocolloids can significantly increase production capacity. Microbial hydrocolloids such as xanthan gum, gellan gum, etc. have broad application prospects.