The high prevalence of digestive disorders drives the demand, for probiotic foods, across various consumer groups, globally. Yogurt, in both spoonable and drinkable form in different flavors, is the most preferred among the probiotic food. The progressive shift of consumers in the United States toward the digestive health-oriented products drives the market for probiotic food products. This has led yogurt to hold a 38% share in the sales value of the probiotics market in the country. The on-going trend of healthy dietary and snacking options among the Asian population is yet another factor, driving the sales of probiotics, such as kombucha, yogurts, probiotic drinks, and others, across the region. Additionally, probiotics found in sauerkraut, pickles, and other fermented food and beverages, such as kefir, buttermilk, tempeh, kimchi, and miso, have all been part of commoner's diet in Europe.

The global functional food market is segmented on the basis of ingredient, product, application, and region. By Ingredient, it is categorized into probiotics, minerals, proteins & amino acids, prebiotics & dietary fibers, and others. By product, it is divided into bakery & cereals, dairy products, meat, fish & eggs, soy products, fats & oils and others. By Application, it is categorized into sports nutrition, weight management, clinical nutrition, cardio health, others. Region wise, it is analyzed across North America (the U.S., Canada, and Mexico), Europe (Germany, the UK, France, Russia, Italy, Spain, Rest Of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, India, Japan, Australia, South Korea, Rest of Asia-Pacific), and LAMEA (Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa). Further, the report also covers strategies adopted by key market players to sustain the competitive environment and increase their market share. Unilever, Sanitarium Health & Wellbeing Company, Royal Friesland Campina, Raisio Group, Standard Functional Foods Group, Inc., Nestle S.A., Murray Goulburn, Meiji Group, Glanbia Plc., and Kraft Foods Inc. are some of the major players discussed in the report, which cater to the functional Food market.

The disruption of lactose-free dairy products has brought about a high product diversity in this category of dairy products. One of the most upcoming products is the lactose-free ice-cream product category. This product is still at a very nascent stage. Most of the lactose intolerant population is still adapting to the basic dairy products, such as lactose-free milk, lactose-free yogurt, among others. The addition of lactose-free ice creams to the overall lactose-free dairy product portfolio has come as a breakthrough for those with acute lactose intolerance, removing their dependence on traditional dairy products. Although, very limited players in the market offer lactose-free ice-creams, many established players are gradually exploring opportunities in this category. Key players that offer lactose-free ice-creams are Breyers (U.S.), Arctic Zero (U.S.), Beckon Ice Cream (U.S.), Arla Foods (Denmark), Lactaid (U.S.), Natrel (Canada), and Peter's Ice Cream (Australia), among others.

Herbal nutraceuticals are obtained from natural sources with no added chemicals or toxins. These products are highly effective, safer, and more tolerable as compared to conventional products available in the market. They help in maintaining health and act against nutritionally induced acute and chronic diseases, which promotes optimal health, longevity, and quality of life. Some common herbal nutraceuticals available in the market include aloe vera, ginger, garlic, green tea, and turmeric. The global herbal nutraceuticals market is analyzed on the basis of its prospects and future growth rate. The report highlights numerous factors that influence growth of the market. These include market forecast, drivers, restraints, opportunities, and role of different key players operating in the market. The report is analyzed for herbal nutraceuticals by product type including aloe vera, ginger, garlic, green tea, turmeric, and others. In addition, it focuses on the nature segment, which includes conventional and organics.

The nutrition and supplement industry has begun witnessing the real-life benefits of the eubiotics products in applications such as improving animals’ immune power, promoting efficient gut health, overall performance, nutrient uptake, and reducing the pathogenic and undesirable bacteria. Moreover, eubiotics products and ingredients have been amongst the most researched and developed products in the nutrition and supplement industry in the past five years. Popularly, the eubiotics products and ingredients in the industry are offered as probiotics, prebiotics, organic acids, and essential oils. This section of the study discusses all the eubiotics type offerings in the market in detail. Presently, the product and ingredient offerings in the market include probiotics, prebiotics, organic acids, and essential oils, as illustrated in the following figure.