Food Stabilizer Market Continues to Grow Rapidly as Major Industry Leader Glanbia Nutritionals Completes Acquisition of Watson Inc., a provider of custom bakery ingredients
A stabilizer is an additive to food that helps to preserve its structure. Its primary application includes preventing oil, water emulsions from separating in products including salad dressing. These food stabilizers are a group of compounds that are responsible for adding viscosity to the mix. There are two types of food stabilizers namely artificial stabilizers and natural stabilizers. The multi-functionality of food stabilizers in different food & beverage products is expected to drive growth of the global food stabilizer market during the forecast period. The beverage stabilizers prevent degradation, sedimentation, and turbidity during beverage processing and also provide stability to beverages. For instance, Xanthan gum is used as a stabilizer, suspending agent, thickener, and emulsifier. Furthermore, stabilizers in food products help to increase the stability and thickness by helping foods remain in an emulsion and maintain physical characteristics. Many low-fat foods...