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Many experts expected the pandemic to be over within 2022, but we are still experiencing more and more uncertainties due to Covid. The supply chain is being disrupted due to new lock-downs in China, the Ukraine war, and inflation control measurements. Learn more about the supply chain and the ingredients being affected in this quarter’s market update.  

Running was popular before the emergence of Covid-19, but it has seen a genuine boom since the onset of the pandemic. According to a survey conducted by Nielsen Sports in Australia, Colombia, France, India, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, South Africa, the UK, and the United States, four in ten of the 8,414 questioned participants considered themselves to be runners, with 30% stating they run at least once a week.

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For a product category which only got its name a little over 40 years ago, modern nutraceuticals have thoroughly impressed with their rapid rise in popularity. As many health-conscious consumers seek “cleaner,” more natural ways to enhance their diets or address specific ailments, this trend has paved the way for nutraceuticals as a viable alternative to pharmaceutical drugs and synthetic nutritional supplements.

Prior to the onset of the Covid-19 crisis, consumers had already grown increasingly mindful of the impact of nutrition on their health. The pandemic has turbo-charged this trend, as protection from infection and illness has rapidly become a year-round concern rather than a seasonal one.

You might not realize it, but you’ve probably come in contact with things containing guar gum on more than a few occasions. While guar gum is still somewhat unfamiliar to many consumers, this ingredient’s remarkable flexibility as a stabilizing and thickening agent has allowed it to make impressive inroads in a range of industries.

According to Grand View Research, the global curcumin market is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.1% and reach USD 191.89 million by 2028. The impressive forecast reflects consumers’ growing interest in this herbal ingredient, which is rapidly claiming its stake in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics industries. 

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Consumers around the world are becoming increasingly aware of the connection between their diets and their health. As a result, the global supplements market size was valued at USD 140.3 billion in 2020 and is expected to further expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.6% from 2021 to 2028, according to Grand View Research.