China’s Food Additives are Dominant on International Market

By CnAgri2013-03-13 10:59:52 Print     According to reports, the food additive industry in China has grown into a major force in the international trade of food additives. In 2012, there were more than 1,500 producers which manufacture all types of food additives, of which many enterprises have already become international leaders in terms of output and technology, and have become the backbone enterprises in China’s food additive industry, which helps improve the position of China’s food additive industry in international trade.

    The total output value of China’s food additive accounts for about 10% of international trade, of which citric acid, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate, sodium saccharin, xylitol, vitamin C, sodiummerythorbate and vitamin E, ethyl maltol and other varieties occupy the leading positions. In terms of food colorants, China has become the world’s largest country which produces and consumes food colorants, accounting for a certain share in the international trade. At present, there are nearly 2,500 varieties under 22 categories of China’s food additives, including 1,814 kinds of flavoring agents.

From "China Food Additives Market Monthly Report"