Increasing Consumption of Meat Is Influencing the Growth of the Meat Glue Market

 

Meat Glue 

Meat glue is a common term used in cooking for the purpose to bind ingredients together. It contains chemicals such as fibrinogen and transglutaminase. Examples of foods created with this glue include chicken breasts, fish strips, and shrimp. For these products, there will usually be some glue leftover which can be removed by scraping or simply rubbing off the excess.

There are many health benefits of using this glue. The glue adds protein to the food because it helps keep the texture even. The meat have a longer shelf life because it is not exposed to air which means it preserved freshness for much longer. Meat glue has been used throughout history to help preserve meat. In addition to its use in preserving meats, this product can also be used to seal envelopes, seal bags, mend broken bones, glue together puzzle pieces, stitches, and thicken sauces

Increasing meat consumption is a key factor fueling the growth of the global meat glue market. According to TheWorldCounts, globally, we consume around 350 million tons of meat a year. By 2050, global meat consumption is projected to reach between 460 million and a staggering 570 million tons. The growing use of meat glue in food applications such as meat noodles and novel meat combinations for example scallops and lamb is again propelling the growth of the meat glue market. Moreover, increasing consumption of fish coupled with the growing demand for processed food is also augmenting the growth of the meat glue market over the forecast period.

North America is projected to gain significant growth over the forecast period and this is attributed to the high consumption and production of meat in the region. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, in 2018, 65.2 pounds of chicken per person were available for Americans to eat (on a boneless, edible basis), compared to 54.6 pounds of beef. According to the North American Meat Institute, the meat and poultry industry is the largest segment of U.S. agriculture. U.S. meat production totaled 52 billion pounds in 2017 and U.S. poultry production totaled 48 billion pounds in 2017.

Key Developments:

In January 2020, Hub Labels Announces Partnership with Marel to Provide More Choices in labeling solutions to the Poultry, Meat and Fish Packaging Industry

Key Players:

Major players operating in the global meat glue market are Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Special Ingredients Ltd., Modernist Pantry, LLC, Kinry Food Ingredients Co., Ltd., S.L., Micro-Tech Foods Ingredients Inc., Yiming Biological Products Co., Ltd., BDF Natural Ingredients, and Nanning Pangbo Biological Engineering Co., Ltd.