Japan Wheat Protein Market 2018-2023 - Size, Trends, Competitive Analysis and Forecasts

Japan is one of the most developed nations in the Asia-Pacific region. Japan’s manufacturing sector is known for its excellence and quality across the world. High technological advancements and continuous research in the manufacturing sector has helped the country to develop state-of-the-art processing methods and techniques for the protein industry. The wheat protein market is among the fastest developing markets in the country. Presently, Japan represents around 18% of total wheat protein market in the Asia-Pacific region. The market revenue of wheat protein industry in the country is estimated to attain the value of $142.22 million by 2023, registering at a CAGR of 5.8% during 2018 to 2023.

Major drivers of wheat protein market in the country is increasing population adopting meat free diets due to associated health risks. Moreover, the demand for plant-based products in the country has increased rapidly in past few years due to rising trend of veganism and vegetarianism. This will provide the wheat protein manufacturers a huge opportunity to capitalize on increasing demand of vegetable protein by expanding their product portfolio. Major food and beverage producers in the country have already started adding wheat protein ingredients in order to vary the taste, nutritional quality and functional quality of the products.

Japanese adults and youngsters are highly indulging in sports and physical activities due to high concern about the health. This has resulted in increasing demand of supplement products as they are helpful in maintaining healthy diet. Wheat protein application across dietary supplements industry is the fastest growing segment in the country. However, due to rapid increase in market of other protein types such as soy, whey and pea proteins across supplement industry, wheat protein market is estimated to face severe constraint in coming years. But with growing manufactures committed to fulfil the customized supplement product demand, the application of wheat protein across dietary supplements industry is projected to grow at a fastest CAGR of 6.4% during 2018 to 2023, to capture the market size of $30.12 million by 2023.

Glico Nutrition is one the major wheat protein producer in the country. The company has extensive product range of wheat protein with applications in food, beverage and dietary supplement industry. The number of wheat protein manufacturers in Japan is relatively low compared to the other developed countries. This can be explained by low production of wheat in the country. However, with growing demand of plant-based protein products, many new players are expected to enter into the market.

Key Deliverables

• Market trends since 2014 and five year forecasts of market growth


• Detailed analysis of the micro and macro elements influencing demand trends


• Identifying opportunity spaces across segments and countries


• Supply & demand side trend and analysis


• Price trend analysis, investment prospects and competition pattern


• Insights on growth potential of the market


• Detailed analysis of major producers covering financial investments & strategies adopted


• Competitive landscape of the industry