Global demand for nutraceutical ingredients will grow 5.8 percent annually through 2010. Best prospects include probiotics, soy additives, lycopene, lutein, sterol-based additives, green tea, glucosamine and chondroitin, and coenzyme Q10. China and India will be the fastest growing markets, while the US will remain the largest.

This study analyzes the $11.7 billion world nutraceutical industry. It presents historical demand data (1995, 2000, 2005) and forecasts to 2010 and 2015 by nutraceutical product (e.g., nutrients, minerals, vitamins, herbal and non-herbal extracts), by world regional market (e.g., Asia/Pacific, Western Europe, North America) and for 36 major national markets.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 43 major players including Solae, Cargill, DSM Nutritional Products, ADM Natural Health and Nutrition, and BASF.

                           TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                    
  
  SECTION                                                          PAGE
  
         INTRODUCTION                                              xiii
  
   I.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY                                            1
  
  II.    MARKET ENVIRONMENT                                           4
         General                                                      4
         World Economic Outlook                                       5
         World Demographic Patterns                                  10
           Total Population                                          10
           Age Distribution                                          13
              Population 50 Years & Older                            13
              Population 65 Years & Older                            17
         World Health Expenditures                                   19
         Nutritional Product Overview                                23
           Supply & Demand                                           23
           Product Groups                                            27
              Fortified Foods & Beverages                            28
              Infant & Pediatric Nutritionals                        29
              Dietary Supplements                                    29
              Adult Nutritionals                                     30
              Nutrient-Based Therapies                               31
         Regulatory Considerations                                   32
         Market & Pricing Trends                                     33
  
 III.    WORLD SUPPLY & DEMAND                                       35
         General                                                     35
         World Nutraceutical Demand                                  38
         World Nutraceutical Shipments                               40
         International Trade in Nutraceuticals                       45
         Nutraceutical Product Groups                                48
         Nutrients & Minerals                                        50
           Nutrients                                                 51
              Proteins                                               53
              Functional Food Additives                              57
              Fibers & Other Nutrients                               71
           Minerals                                                  75
              Electrolytes & Trace Minerals                          76
              Essential Minerals                                     78
         Vitamins                                                    82
           Vitamin E                                                 84
           Vitamin C                                                 87
           Vitamin A                                                 89
           B-Group Vitamins                                          91
              Thiamin (Vitamin B1)                                   91
              Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)                                92
              Niacin (Vitamin B3)                                    92
              Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5)                          93
              Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6)                                94
              Folic Acid (Vitamin B9)                                95
              Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12)                           95
           Other Vitamins                                            97
              Biotin (Vitamin H)                                     97
              Vitamin D                                              97
              Vitamin K                                              99
         Herbal & Non-Herbal Extracts                                99
           Herbal Extracts                                          100
              Ginkgo Biloba                                         103
              Ginseng                                               105
              Garlic                                                106
              St. John s Wort                                       107
              Echinacea                                             109
              Saw Palmetto                                          110
              Other Herbal Extracts                                 112
           Non-Herbal Extracts                                      122
              Glucosamine & Chondroitin                             122
              Coenzyme Q10                                          124
              Melatonin                                             125
              Other Non-Herbal Extracts                             126
  
  IV.    NORTH AMERICA                                              128
         North America                                              128
           Nutrients & Minerals                                     131
           Vitamins                                                 133
           Herbal & Non-Herbal Extracts                             135
         United States                                              137
         Canada                                                     150
         Mexico                                                     160
  
   V.    WESTERN EUROPE                                             170
         Western Europe                                             170
           Nutrients & Minerals                                     173
           Vitamins                                                 175
           Herbal & Herbal Extracts                                 177
         France                                                     179
         Germany                                                    188
         Italy                                                      197
         Spain                                                      206
         Switzerland                                                214
         United Kingdom                                             223
         Other Western Europe                                       233
           Netherlands                                              239
           Belgium                                                  240
           Sweden                                                   242
           Austria                                                  244
           Denmark                                                  245
           Finland                                                  246
           Ireland                                                  248
           Portugal                                                 250
           All Other Western Europe                                 251
  
  VI.    ASIA/PACIFIC                                               255
         Asia/Pacific                                               255
           Nutrients & Minerals                                     257
           Vitamins                                                 260
           Herbal & Non-Herbal Extracts                             262
         China                                                      264
         India                                                      277
         Japan                                                      285
         Other Asia/Pacific                                         298
           South Korea                                              305
           Australia                                                307
           Taiwan                                                   308
           All Other Asia/Pacific Countries                         309
  
 VII.    OTHER REGIONS                                              312
         Other Regions                                              312
           Nutrients & Minerals                                     314
           Vitamins                                                 315
           Herbal & Non-Herbal Extracts                             316
         Latin America                                              317
           Brazil                                                   325
           Argentina                                                326
           Colombia                                                 327
           Chile                                                    328
           Venezuela                                                329
           All Other Latin America                                  330
         Eastern Europe                                             333
           Russia                                                   341
           Poland                                                   343
           Czech Republic                                           344
           Hungary                                                  345
           All Other East European Countries                        346
         Africa/Mideast                                             348
           Israel                                                   357
           Turkey                                                   360
           South Africa                                             362
           Saudi Arabia                                             364
           All Other Africa/Mideast                                 366
  
 VIII.   INDUSTRY STRUCTURE                                         368
         General                                                    368
         Market Share                                               369
         Competitive Strategies                                     371
           Solae LLC                                                371
           Cargill                                                  372
           DSM Nutritional Products                                 374
           ADM Natural Health and Nutrition                         374
           BASF                                                     375
         Sales by Competitor                                        376
         Mergers & Acquisitions                                     379
         Licensing & Related Agreements                             384
         Channels of Distribution                                   391
         Marketing Factors                                          393
         Product Development                                        395
         Manufacturing Requirements                                 396
         Company Profiles                                           397
           Abbott Laboratories                                      398
           ADM Kao, see Archer-Daniels-Midland and Kao
           Ajinomoto Company Incorporated                           400
           Archer-Daniels-Midland Company                           403
           BASF AG                                                  406
           BI Nutraceuticals, see Zuellig Group
           Bio-Botanica Incorporated                                409
           Biopolymer Engineering, see Biothera
           Biothera                                                 410
           Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH                                411
           Bristol-Myers Squibb Company                             415
           Cargill Incorporated                                     417
           Celanese Corporation                                     420
           Celestial Seasonings, see Hain Celestial
           Clearwater Seafoods LP                                   421
           Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Company KG                     424
           Croda International plc                                  427
           Daiichi Pharmaceutical, see Daiichi Sankyo
           Daiichi Sankyo Company Limited                           429
           Dainippon Ink and Chemicals Incorporated                 430
           Degussa AG                                               432
           Degussa Food Ingredients, see Cargill
           DuPont (EI) de Nemours                                   433
           Earthrise Nutritionals, see Dainippon Ink and Chemicals 
           Eastman Chemical Company                                 436
           Eisai Company Limited                                    437
           Ferd AS                                                  439
           Frutarom Industries, see ICC Industries
           General Nutrition Centers, see GNC
           Gerber Products, see Novartis
           GNC Corporation                                          440
           Hain Celestial Group Incorporated                        442
           Hospira Incorporated                                     445
           ICC Industries Incorporated                              446
           Institut Rosell, see Lallemand
           Johnson & Johnson                                        448
           Kao Corporation                                          450
           Kellogg Company                                          451
           Kemin Industries Incorporated                            452
           Kirin Brewery Company Limited                            453
           Kraft Foods Incorporated                                 454
           Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Company Limited                        456
           Lallemand Incorporated                                   457
           Lion Corporation                                         459
           Lonza Group Limited                                      460
           McNeil Nutritionals, see Johnson & Johnson
           Mead Johnson & Company, see Bristol-Myers Squibb
           Merck KGaA                                               462
           Natumi, see Hain Celestial
           Natural ASA                                              464
           Nestle SA                                                466
           Novartis AG                                              468
           Nutrinova Nutrition Specialties & Food Ingredients, see
                Celanese                                               
           Ocean Nutrition Canada, see Clearwater Seafoods
           Personal Products Company, see Johnson & Johnson
           Pronova Biocare, see Ferd 
           Royal DSM NV                                             471
           Royal Numico NV                                          476
           Sankyo Company, see Daiichi Sankyo Company
           Seven Seas, see Merck
           Solae, see DuPont (EI) de Nemours
           Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited                    480
           Wyeth                                                    482
           ZonePerfect Nutrition Company, see Abbott Laboratories
           Zuellig Group NA Incorporated                            485
  
    

                            LIST OF TABLES
                                   
    TABLE NUMBER                                                   PAGE
  
  
         SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
         Summary Table                                                3
  
         SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
    1    World Economic Indicators                                    5
    2    Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country/Region               9
    3    Population by Country/Region                                12
    4    Population 50 Years & Older by Country/Region               16
    5    Population 65 Years & Older by Country/Region               18
    6    Health Expenditures by Country/Region                       22
    7    Nutritional Product Shipments by Country/Region             26
    8    World Nutritional Product Shipments by Type                 27
  
         SECTION III -- WORLD SUPPLY & DEMAND
    1    Nutraceutical Demand by Country/Region                      37
    2    Nutraceutical Shipments by Country/Region                   44
    3    Nutraceutical Net Exports by Country/Region                 47
    4    World Nutraceutical Demand by Product Group                 49
    5    World Nutrient & Mineral Demand by Product Group & Region   51
    6    World Nutrient Demand by Product Group                      53
    7    World Mineral Demand by Product Group                       76
    8    World Vitamin Demand by Product Group & Region              84
    9    World Herbal & Non-Herbal Extract Demand by 
           Product Group & Region                                   100
   10    World Herbal Extract Demand by Product Group               103
   11    World Non-Herbal Extract Demand by Product Group           122
  
         SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
    1    North America - Nutraceutical Supply & Demand 
           by Product Group                                         130
    2    North America - Nutrient & Mineral Demand by Product Group 133
    3    North America - Vitamin Demand by Product Group            134
    4    North America - Herbal & Non-Herbal Extract Demand 
           by Product Group                                         136
    5    United States - Nutraceutical Supply & Demand 
           by Product Group                                         142
    6    United States - Nutrient & Mineral Demand by Product Group 145
    7    United States - Vitamin Demand by Product Group            147
    8    United States - Herbal & Non-Herbal Extract Demand 
           by Product Group                                         150
    9    Canada - Nutraceutical Supply & Demand by Product Group    154
   10    Canada - Nutrient & Mineral Demand by Product Group        156
   11    Canada - Vitamin Demand by Product Group                   158
   12    Canada - Herbal & Non-Herbal Extract Demand 
           by Product Group                                         160
   13    Mexico - Nutraceutical Supply & Demand by Product Group    163
   14    Mexico - Nutrient & Mineral Demand by Product Group        165
   15    Mexico - Vitamin Demand by Product Group                   167
   16    Mexico - Herbal & Non-Herbal Extract Demand 
           by Product Group                                         169
  
         SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
    1    Western Europe - Nutraceutical Supply & Demand 
           by Product Group                                         173
    2    Western Europe - Nutrient & Mineral Demand 
           by Product Group                                         175
    3    Western Europe - Vitamin Demand by Product Group           177
    4    Western Europe - Herbal & Non-Herbal Extract Demand 
           by Product Group                                         178
    5    France - Nutraceutical Supply & Demand by Product Group    181
    6    France - Nutrient & Mineral Demand by Product Group        184
    7    France - Vitamin Demand by Product Group                   185
    8    France - Herbal & Non-Herbal Extract Demand 
           by Product Group                                         188
    9    Germany - Nutraceutical Supply & Demand by Product Group   190
   10    Germany - Nutrient & Mineral Demand by Product Group       192
   11    Germany - Vitamin Demand by Product Group                  194
   12    Germany - Herbal & Non-Herbal Extract Demand 
           by Product Group                                         196
   13    Italy - Nutraceutical Supply & Demand by Product Group     200
   14    Italy - Nutrient & Mineral Demand by Product Group         202
   15    Italy - Vitamin Demand by Product Group                    204
   16    Italy - Herbal & Non-Herbal Extract Demand by Product Group206
   17    Spain - Nutraceutical Supply & Demand by Product Group     209
   18    Spain - Nutrient & Mineral Demand by Product Group         211
   19    Spain - Vitamin Demand by Product Group                    212
   20    Spain - Herbal & Non-Herbal Extract Demand 
           by Product Group                                         214
   21    Switzerland - Nutraceutical Supply & Demand 
           by Product Group                                         217
   22    Switzerland - Nutrient & Mineral Demand by Product Group   219
   23    Switzerland - Vitamin Demand by Product Group              221
   24    Switzerland - Herbal & Non-Herbal Extract Demand 
           by Product Group                                         223
   25    United Kingdom - Nutraceutical Supply & Demand 
           by Product Group                                         226
   26    United Kingdom - Nutrient & Mineral Demand 
           by Product Group                                         228
   27    United Kingdom - Vitamin Demand by Product Group           230
   28    United Kingdom - Herbal & Non-Herbal Extract Demand 
           by Product Group                                         232
   29    Other Western Europe - Nutraceutical Supply & Demand 
           by Product Group                                         234
   30    Other Western Europe - Nutrient & Mineral Demand 
           by Product Group                                         235
   31    Other Western Europe - Vitamin Demand by Product Group     236
   32    Other Western Europe - Herbal & Non-Herbal Extract Demand 
           by Product Group                                         237
   33    Other Western Europe - Nutraceutical Demand by Country     238
  
         SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
    1    Asia/Pacific - Nutraceutical Supply & Demand 
           by Product Group                                         257
    2    Asia/Pacific - Nutrient & Mineral Demand by Product Group  260
    3    Asia/Pacific - Vitamin Demand by Product Group             262
    4    Asia/Pacific - Herbal & Non-Herbal Extract Demand 
           by Product Group                                         263
    5    China - Nutraceutical Supply & Demand by Product Group     269
    6    China - Nutrient & Mineral Demand by Product Group         271
    7    China - Vitamin Demand by Product Group                    274
    8    China - Herbal & Non-Herbal Extract Demand 
           by Product Group                                         277
    9    India - Nutraceutical Supply & Demand by Product Group     280
   10    India - Nutrient & Mineral Demand by Product Group         282
   11    India - Vitamin Demand by Product Group                    283
   12    India - Herbal & Non-Herbal Extract Demand 
           by Product Group                                         284
   13    Japan - Nutraceutical Supply & Demand by Product Group     289
   14    Japan - Nutrient & Mineral Demand by Product Group         293
   15    Japan - Vitamin Demand by Product Group                    296
   16    Japan - Herbal & Non-Herbal Extract Demand 
           by Product Group                                         298
   17    Other Asia/Pacific - Nutraceutical Supply & Demand 
           by Product Group                                         299
   18    Other Asia/Pacific - Nutrient & Mineral Demand 
           by Product Group                                         301
   19    Other Asia/Pacific - Vitamin Demand by Product Group       303
   20    Other Asia/Pacific - Herbal & Non-Herbal Extract Demand 
           by Product Group                                         304
   21    Other Asia/Pacific - Nutraceutical Demand by Country       305
  
         SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
    1    Other Regions - Nutraceutical Supply & Demand
           by Product Group                                         313
    2    Other Regions - Nutrient & Mineral Demand 
           by Product Group                                         315
    3    Other Regions - Vitamin Demand by Product Group            316
    4    Other Regions - Herbal & Non-Herbal Extract Demand
           by Product Group                                         317
    5    Latin America - Nutraceutical Supply & Demand      
           by Product Group                                         319
    6    Latin America - Nutrient & Mineral Demand 
           by Product Group                                         321
    7    Latin America - Vitamin Demand by Product Group            323
    8    Latin America - Herbal & Non-Herbal Extract Demand 
           by Product Group                                         324
    9    Latin America - Nutraceutical Demand by Country            325
   10    Eastern Europe - Nutraceutical Supply & Demand 
           by Product Group                                         335
   11    Eastern Europe - Nutrient & Mineral Demand 
           by Product Group                                         337
   12    Eastern Europe - Vitamin Demand by Product Group           338
   13    Eastern Europe - Herbal & Non-Herbal Extract Demand 
           by Product Group                                         340
   14    Eastern Europe - Nutraceutical Demand by Country           341
   15    Africa/Mideast - Nutraceutical Supply & Demand 
           by Product Group                                         350
   16    Africa/Mideast - Nutrient & Mineral Demand 
           by Product Group                                         353
   17    Africa/Mideast - Vitamin Demand by Product Group           354
   18    Africa/Mideast - Herbal & Non-Herbal Extract Demand 
           by Product Group                                         356
   19    Africa/Mideast - Nutraceutical Demand by Country           357
  
         SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
    1    World Nutraceutical Sales by Company, 2005                 377
    2    Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures                       381
    3    Selected Cooperative Agreements                            386
  
    

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    CHART NUMBER                                                   PAGE
  
  
         SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT 
    1    World Nutritional Product Shipments by Type, 2005           28
  
         SECTION III -- WORLD SUPPLY & DEMAND
    1    Nutraceutical Demand by Region, 2005                        38
    2    World Nutraceutical Demand by Product Group, 2005           49
  
         SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
    1    World Nutraceutical Market Share by Company, 2005          370