The global Microbial Culture Market Size stood at US$ 7.04 Billion in 2022 and is poised to register 5.71% growth over the forecast period from 2023 to 2030.
Health benefits offered by microbial cultured products drive the market growth, expanding end-user applications of microbial cultures, Dairy-based foods, and beverages support starter culture market growth, Probiotics use in skincare and personal care applications, Ongoing R&D investments to support the market growth, Strong demand potential for functional beverages supports microbial culture market are identified among main market dynamics
Microbial Culture Market Analysis
The microbial culture is gaining prominence for its use in the manufacture of a wide range of food and beverages. Food manufacturers focus on utilizing diverse microorganisms based on their characteristic traits based on the targeted consumer population. An increasing trend towards the combination of multiple microbial cultures such as the integration of starter culture with the adjunct and aroma cultures is being observed. Mixtures of cultures for unique flavor profiles, low-fat foods, and other products are identified.
Consumer preference for fresher, less-processed food and beverages coupled with emerging household consumption patterns, emerging meal sourcing habits, increasing drive for transparency, health-conscious population, encourage sales of microbial culture in the food and beverage industry.
Bacterial, yeast, molds, and other microorganisms are widely used in both food and non-food applications. Ongoing research on widening the non-food applications of microbial culture coupled with strong demand for the culture in cosmetics and healthcare applications supports the market growth. In particular, the production of microbial cultures for diagnostics and pharmaceutical uses fuels the rapid expansion across markets.
Market Dynamics
Market Trend- Expanding end-user applications of microbial cultures
In the food industry, microbial cultures play a vital role with starter cultures, probiotics, adjunct and aroma cultures, and others used for baking, brewing, and other applications. In addition to health and nutritional benefits, microbial food cultures provide benefits for food safety. Further, they also impart flavors, textures, wholesomeness, colors, and other properties to the end product.
Similarly, industrial applications use cultures for the development of biofuels, bio-plastics, bio-electricity, and others. Environment sustainability and protection are achieved through the use of microbial cultures in soil, water, and air bioremediation, bio-pesticides, and plant growth regulators among others.
The healthcare industry is the fastest user of microbial culture, predominantly for diagnosis solutions. Further, treatment options and the development of drugs and vaccine industries are also widely utilizing microbial cultures.
Market Driver- Dairy-based foods and beverages support starter culture market growth
Microbial cultures are widely classified as starter cultures, adjunct/aroma cultures, and probiotics. Of these, starter cultures are the most widely used food culture types with an estimated USD 1.3 billion market size. The demand for starter cultures is predominantly observed in the global dairy industry with dairy and dairy products accounting for over 90% of the global start culture market.
Starter cultures are individual or mixed microbial cultures, added to dairy products to obtain desired texture, and preferences, achieving efficiency in production, phage resistance, improved yield, long shelf life, and other advantages.
Suppliers market a diverse variety of cultures to dairy companies by customizing the cultures to their specific requirements. Mesophilic cultures, thermophilic cultures, and others are supplied widely in the industry. Further, the growing consumption of functional drinks is supporting the demand for starter cultures in the dairy industry.
Further, they are also used to promote and conduct the fermentation of meat products. Bacteria, yeasts, molds, and others are widely used as starters in fermented meat products. LAB, Gram-positive, catalase-positive cocci, molds, yeasts, and others are widely used in meat products.
Market Segmentation
The global Microbial Culture Market is segmented into Types, Applications, and Countries.
Bacterial Culture is the largest type of microbial culture in 2022
Bacterial culture is largely used to impart aroma, taste, texture, color, flavor, and other unique properties in food and beverages. Different types of bacteria including cocci, bacilli, spirilla, and others are widely used in food and non-food applications. Bacteriological culture media is prepared as liquid broth, solid, or semi-solid. Based on application, broth and agar forms of media are used.
Bacteria culture is used production of a variety of dairy products and assists in improving digestion, boosting the immune system, and maintaining the balance of intestinal flora. Lactic bacteria and others impart flavor and color to meat products. Bacterial food cultures including starter cultures and probiotics are rapidly expanding driven by strong consumer demand for healthy food and beverage products. Further, bacteria culture is sold as supplements in the form of tablets and capsules in the pharmaceutical industry.
Food & Beverages Industry remains the dominant user of Microbial Culture during the forecast period
Starter cultures, aroma cultures, and probiotics are widely used in the food and beverages industry, with companies procuring microbial cultures to produce fermented foods of desirable flavor, texture, and forms. Microbial food cultures including live bacteria, yeasts, and molds are used in the industry. Yogurt, Kefir, Sauerkraut, Kimchi, Tempeh, Miso, Kombucha, and other products comprise microbial cultures and are widely consumed globally.
Strong growth in the health-conscious population, the trend towards consumption of healthy foods and beverages, in particular, during the COVID-19 pandemic period, and the launch of a wide range of products are the main market drivers.
Starter cultures comprising predominantly of lactic acid bacteria are widely used in the industry. Key applications of start cultures include dairy products such as cheese, sour cream, and yogurt. Further, meat products such as sausages, and vegetable products including pickles, sauerkraut, and olives often use starter cultures.
Further, food and beverage companies are increasingly adding probiotic microorganisms to market health and nutrition value to their products. Health benefits such as improved digestive system functioning, promote cardio health, lower depression, and others are widely marketed. Different forms including fruit and vegetable juices, breakfast cereals, ice creams, bars, snacks, and other food products are marketed.
North America holds the largest market share in the Microbial Culture market worldwide
Driven by the US demand, North America dominates the global Microbial Culture market.
United States- The increasing number of product launches at the consumer level is one of the key growth strategies observed in the country. In the food industry, yogurt and cheese are some of the largest and fastest-growing segments. Competitive conditions in these industries are encouraging companies to develop new flavored yogurts, promote the dietary benefits of these products, and strengthen distribution channels to succeed in the market. Accordingly, the demand for microbial culture, in particular, starter culture remains robust in the country.
Consumer awareness coupled with increased purchases of food and non-food products comprising microbial cultures is the main market driver. Demand for dietary supplements is also significantly high in the country. Accordingly, probiotics-type microbial cultures witness strong market potential. Probiotics are largely marketed as foods, dietary supplements, and medical foods. Further, probiotics are sold in the form of granola and candy bars, cereal, juices, cookies, and others.
Leading US companies including DuPont Nutrition Biosciences ApS, Biocodex, Procter & Gamble, Chr. Hansen, Yakult, Dannon, Nestlé, Schiff Nutrition International, and others market strains in the US.
Segmentation
By Type
By Application
By Culture Media Type
By Region
Key Players
Leading companies profiled in the study include-
Microbial Culture Market Outlook 2023
1 Market Overview
1.1 Introduction to Microbial Culture Market
1.2 Scope of the Study
1.3 Research Objective
1.3.1 Key Market Scope and Segments
1.3.2 Players Covered
1.3.3 Years Considered
2 Executive Summary
2.1 2023 Microbial Culture Industry- Market Statistics
3 Market Dynamics
3.1 Market Drivers
3.2 Market Challenges
3.3 Market Opportunities
3.4 Market Trends
4 Market Factor Analysis
4.1 Porter’s Five Forces
4.2 Market Entropy
4.2.1 Global Microbial Culture Market Companies with Area Served
4.2.2 Products Offerings Global Microbial Culture Market
5 COVID-19 Impact Analysis and Outlook Scenarios
5.1.1 Covid-19 Impact Analysis
5.1.2 Post-COVID-19 Scenario- Low Growth Case
5.1.3 Post-COVID-19 Scenario- Reference Growth Case
5.1.4 Post-COVID-19 Scenario- Low Growth Case
6 Global Microbial Culture Market Trends
6.1 Global Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) and CAGR (%) by Type (2018-2028)
6.2 Global Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) and CAGR (%) by Applications (2018-2028)
6.3 Global Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) and CAGR (%) by Regions (2018-2028)
7 Global Microbial Culture Market Revenue (USD Million) by Type, and Applications (2018-2022)
7.1 Global Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) by Type (2018-2022)
7.1.1 Global Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), Market Share (%) by Type (2018-2022)
7.2 Global Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) by Applications (2018-2022)
7.2.1 Global Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), Market Share (%) by Applications (2018-2022)
8 Global Microbial Culture Development Regional Status and Outlook
8.1 Global Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Regions (2018-2022)
8.2 North America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) by Type, and Application (2018-2022)
8.2.1 North America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) by Country (2018-2022)
8.2.2 North America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) by Type (2018-2022)
8.2.3 North America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) by Applications (2018-2022)
8.3 Europe Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), by Type, and Applications (USD Million) (2018-2022)
8.3.1 Europe Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), by Country (2018-2022)
8.3.2 Europe Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) by Type (2018-2022)
8.3.3 Europe Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) by Applications (2018-2022)
8.4 Asia Pacific Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), and Revenue (USD Million) by Type, and Applications (2018-2022)
8.4.1 Asia Pacific Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) by Country (2018-2022)
8.4.2 Asia Pacific Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) by Type (2018-2022)
8.4.3 Asia Pacific Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) by Applications (2018-2022)
8.5 South America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), by Type, and Applications (2018-2022)
8.5.1 South America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), by Country (2018-2022)
8.5.2 South America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) by Type (2018-2022)
8.5.3 South America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) by Applications (2018-2022)
8.6 Middle East and Africa Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), by Type, Technology, Application, Thickness (2018-2022)
8.6.1 Middle East and Africa Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) by Country (2018-2022)
8.6.2 Middle East and Africa Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) by Type (2018-2022)
8.6.3 Middle East and Africa Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) by Applications (2018-2022)
9 Company Profiles
10 Global Microbial Culture Market Revenue (USD Million), by Type, and Applications (2023-2028)
10.1 Global Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) and Market Share (%) by Type (2023-2028)
10.1.1 Global Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), and Market Share (%) by Type (2023-2028)
10.2 Global Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) and Market Share (%) by Applications (2023-2028)
10.2.1 Global Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), and Market Share (%) by Applications (2023-2028)
11 Global Microbial Culture Development Regional Status and Outlook Forecast
11.1 Global Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Regions (2023-2028)
11.2 North America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) by Type, and Applications (2023-2028)
11.2.1 North America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD) Million by Country (2023-2028)
11.2.2 North America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), by Type (2023-2028)
11.2.3 North America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), Market Share (%) by Applications (2023-2028)
11.3 Europe Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), by Type, and Applications (2023-2028)
11.3.1 Europe Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), by Country (2023-2028)
11.3.2 Europe Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), by Type (2023-2028)
11.3.3 Europe Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), by Applications (2023-2028)
11.4 Asia Pacific Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) by Type, and Applications (2023-2028)
11.4.1 Asia Pacific Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), by Country (2023-2028)
11.4.2 Asia Pacific Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), by Type (2023-2028)
11.4.3 Asia Pacific Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), by Applications (2023-2028)
11.5 South America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), by Type, and Applications (2023-2028)
11.5.1 South America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), by Country (2023-2028)
11.5.2 South America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), by Type (2023-2028)
11.5.3 South America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), by Applications (2023-2028)
11.6 Middle East and Africa Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), by Type, and Applications (2023-2028)
11.6.1 Middle East and Africa Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), by Region (2023-2028)
11.6.2 Middle East and Africa Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), by Type (2023-2028)
11.6.3 Middle East and Africa Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million), by Applications (2023-2028)
12 Methodology and Data Sources
12.1 Methodology/Research Approach
12.1.1 Research Programs/Design
12.1.2 Market Size Estimation
12.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
12.2 Data Sources
12.2.1 Secondary Sources
12.2.2 Primary Sources
12.3 Disclaimer
List Of Tables
Table 1 Market Segmentation Analysis
Table 2 Global Microbial Culture Market Companies with Areas Served
Table 3 Products Offerings Global Microbial Culture Market
Table 4 Low Growth Scenario Forecasts
Table 5 Reference Case Growth Scenario
Table 6 High Growth Case Scenario
Table 7 Global Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) And CAGR (%) By Type (2018-2028)
Table 8 Global Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) And CAGR (%) By Applications (2018-2028)
Table 9 Global Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) And CAGR (%) By Regions (2018-2028)
Table 10 Global Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2018-2022)
Table 11 Global Microbial Culture Revenue Market Share (%) By Type (2018-2022)
Table 12 Global Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2018-2022)
Table 13 Global Microbial Culture Revenue Market Share (%) By Applications (2018-2022)
Table 14 Global Microbial Culture Market Revenue (USD Million) By Regions (2018-2022)
Table 15 Global Microbial Culture Market Share (%) By Regions (2018-2022)
Table 16 North America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2018-2022)
Table 17 North America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2018-2022)
Table 18 North America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2018-2022)
Table 19 Europe Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2018-2022)
Table 20 Europe Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2018-2022)
Table 21 Europe Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2018-2022)
Table 22 Asia Pacific Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2018-2022)
Table 23 Asia Pacific Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2018-2022)
Table 24 Asia Pacific Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2018-2022)
Table 25 South America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2018-2022)
Table 26 South America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2018-2022)
Table 27 South America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2018-2022)
Table 28 Middle East and Africa Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Region (2018-2022)
Table 29 Middle East and Africa Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2018-2022)
Table 30 Middle East and Africa Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2018-2022)
Table 31 Financial Analysis
Table 32 Global Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2023-2028)
Table 33 Global Microbial Culture Revenue Market Share (%) By Type (2023-2028)
Table 34 Global Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2023-2028)
Table 35 Global Microbial Culture Revenue Market Share (%) By Applications (2023-2028)
Table 36 Global Microbial Culture Market Revenue (USD Million), And Revenue (USD Million) By Regions (2023-2028)
Table 37 North America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD)By Country (2023-2028)
Table 38 North America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2023-2028)
Table 39 North America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2023-2028)
Table 40 Europe Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2023-2028)
Table 41 Europe Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2023-2028)
Table 42 Europe Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2023-2028)
Table 43 Asia Pacific Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2023-2028)
Table 44 Asia Pacific Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2023-2028)
Table 45 Asia Pacific Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2023-2028)
Table 46 South America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2023-2028)
Table 47 South America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2023-2028)
Table 48 South America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2023-2028)
Table 49 Middle East and Africa Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Region (2023-2028)
Table 50 Middle East and Africa Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Region (2023-2028)
Table 51 Middle East and Africa Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2023-2028)
Table 52 Middle East and Africa Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2023-2028)
Table 53 Research Programs/Design for This Report
Table 54 Key Data Information from Secondary Sources
Table 55 Key Data Information from Primary Sources
List Of Figures
Figure 1 Market Scope
Figure 2 Porter’s Five Forces
Figure 3 Global Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2018-2022)
Figure 4 Global Microbial Culture Revenue Market Share (%) By Type (2022)
Figure 5 Global Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2018-2022)
Figure 6 Global Microbial Culture Revenue Market Share (%) By Applications (2022)
Figure 7 Global Microbial Culture Market Revenue (USD Million) By Regions (2018-2022)
Figure 8 Global Microbial Culture Market Share (%) By Regions (2022)
Figure 9 North America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2018-2022)
Figure 10 North America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2018-2022)
Figure 11 North America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2018-2022)
Figure 12 Europe Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2018-2022)
Figure 13 Europe Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2018-2022)
Figure 14 Europe Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2018-2022)
Figure 15 Asia Pacific Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2018-2022)
Figure 16 Asia Pacific Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2018-2022)
Figure 17 Asia Pacific Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2018-2022)
Figure 18 South America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2018-2022)
Figure 19 South America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2018-2022)
Figure 20 South America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2018-2022)
Figure 21 Middle East and Africa Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Region (2018-2022)
Figure 22 Middle East and Africa Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2018-2022)
Figure 23 Middle East and Africa Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2018-2022)
Figure 24 Global Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2023-2028)
Figure 25 Global Microbial Culture Revenue Market Share (%) By Type (2028)
Figure 26 Global Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2023-2028)
Figure 27 Global Microbial Culture Revenue Market Share (%) By Applications (2028)
Figure 28 Global Microbial Culture Market Revenue (USD Million) By Regions (2023-2028)
Figure 29 North America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2023-2028)
Figure 30 North America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2023-2028)
Figure 31 North America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2023-2028)
Figure 32 Europe Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2023-2028)
Figure 33 Europe Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2023-2028)
Figure 34 Europe Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2023-2028)
Figure 35 Asia Pacific Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2023-2028)
Figure 36 Asia Pacific Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2023-2028)
Figure 37 Asia Pacific Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2023-2028)
Figure 38 South America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Country (2023-2028)
Figure 39 South America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2023-2028)
Figure 40 South America Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2023-2028)
Figure 41 Middle East and Africa Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Region (2023-2028)
Figure 42 Middle East and Africa Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Region (2023-2028)
Figure 43 Middle East and Africa Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Type (2023-2028)
Figure 44 Middle East and Africa Microbial Culture Revenue (USD Million) By Applications (2023-2028)
Figure 45 Bottom-Up and Top-Down Approaches For This Report
Figure 46 Data Triangulation
The global Microbial Culture Market Size stood at US$ 7.04 Billion in 2022.
The market is poised to register 5.71% growth over the forecast period from 2023 to 2030.
Chr. Hansen Holdings, BRAIN Biotech AG, Kerry Group Plc., Koninklijke DSM NV, DuPont Nutrition and Biosciences, Mediterranea Biotecnologie SRL, Himedia Laboratories, Ingredion Inc, Givaudan SA
Bacterial Culture, Food & Beverages Industry, Complex Media, and Asia Pacific are the fastest-growing segments in the market.