Monosodium Glutamate Market Report 2025

This Monosodium Glutamate market report provides a comprehensive analysis of the market’s characteristics, size, and growth, including segmentation, regional and country-level breakdowns, competitive landscape, market shares, trends, and strategies. It also tracks historical and forecasted market growth across various geographies.

The monosodium glutamate market size has grown strongly in recent years. It will grow from $5.59 billion in 2024 to $5.96 billion in 2025 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.7%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to rising demand for ready -to-eat and processed food, growing among consumers, increasing population and urbanization, growth of the foodservice industry, and growing preference for umami taste.

The monosodium glutamate market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $7.62 billion in 2029 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.3%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to increasing due to the widespread usage of msg in processed food manufacturing, increasing demand for processed and convenience foods, increasing demand for msg in food and beverage applications, rising disposable incomes in developing countries, and increase the demand for bakery and confectionery items. Major trends in the forecast period include development of novel methods, manufacturers expanding into new markets, shift from extraction to fermentation process, product innovations, and consumer preference for clean label products.

The growing popularity of processed foods is expected to drive the expansion of the monosodium glutamate (MSG) market. Processed foods undergo various alterations such as cooking, curing, smoking, fermenting, or ingredient additions for preservation or flavor enhancement. This trend is driven by busy lifestyles, convenience, and evolving dietary preferences. MSG, known for its ability to enhance savory umami taste, is widely used in processed foods to improve flavor and increase consumer appeal. Its role in enhancing palatability makes it a valuable ingredient in the food industry. For example, in 2023, the US Department of Agriculture reported a 1.7% increase in the total value of US processed food exports, highlighting the growing significance of ready-to-eat and processed foods in stimulating the MSG market.

Leading companies in the MSG market are focusing on developing innovative methods for large-scale production of recombinant proteins. This novel approach has the potential to revolutionize production processes for a wide range of valuable proteins, including those from milk, eggs, supplements for baby food, nutraceuticals, and therapeutic molecules. For instance, in May 2024, researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) introduced a safer alternative method using MSG as a food additive in the mass production of recombinant proteins. This innovative expression system offers broader applications in biotechnology industries, facilitating efficient production of diverse proteins crucial for various health and nutritional applications.

In January 2023, Ajinomoto Health and Nutrition North America Inc., a US-based company specializing in the research, development, manufacturing, and sale of amino acid-based products and food solutions, completed the acquisition of More Than Gourmet (MTG) for an undisclosed sum. This strategic acquisition is aimed at leveraging MTG's expertise in liquid seasonings, broths, and sauces to enhance Ajinomoto's ability to offer customized menu proposals to food service and restaurant customers. More Than Gourmet (MTG), based in the US, is recognized for its production of high-quality culinary products, including sauces and broths.

Major companies operating in the monosodium glutamate market are COFCO Group, Kerry Group, Ajinomoto Co. Inc., Foodchem International Corporation, McCormick & Company, Fufeng Group, Meihua Holdings Group, Tate & Lyle plc, B&G Foods Inc., Vedan International (Holdings) Limited, Triangulum chemicals private limited, Global Bio-Chem Technology Group Company Limited, Gremount International Company Limited, Fooding Group Limited(Fooding), Sunshine Chemicals Company, Great American Spice Company, RM chemicals, Puramate, Linghua Group Limited, Sunrise Chemicals.

North America was the largest region in the monosodium glutamate market in 2024. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in the monosodium glutamate market report are Asia-Pacific, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in the monosodium glutamate market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain.

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a flavor enhancer commonly added to food to intensify and improve its taste. It is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, an amino acid that naturally occurs in many foods and is essential for protein composition. Monosodium glutamate is valued for enhancing food flavors, thereby increasing their appeal and palatability.

There are several types of monosodium glutamate, including regular monosodium glutamate, salted monosodium glutamate, and special monosodium glutamate. Salted monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a blend of regular table salt (sodium chloride) and monosodium glutamate, typically in a ratio of 9 parts salt to 1 part MSG. These variants are available in powder and granular forms, distributed in both business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-consumer (B2C) markets. They find diverse applications such as preservatives, additives, acidity regulators, and flavor enhancers, catering to industries including pharmaceuticals, food processing, cosmetics, and livestock.

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The monosodium glutamate market consists of sales of fermentation-based monosodium glutamate, hydrolyzed-based monosodium glutamate, monosodium glutamate solutions, and monosodium glutamate blenders. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD, unless otherwise specified).

The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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