The Dairy Nutrition Market, estimated at USD 19.77 Bn in 2025, is expected to exhibit a CAGR of 7.92% and reach USD 33.71 Bn by 2032.
The market outlook remains positive, driven by growing demand for healthy, natural, and sustainable food ingredients across diverse food and beverage categories. Advances in processing, sourcing, and product innovation are enhancing quality, nutrition, and consumer appeal. Moreover, companies are strengthening their presence through innovation, strategic partnerships, and expanded distribution networks to capture new growth opportunities.
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Key Trends and Analysis of Dairy Nutrition Market:
- Among ingredient segments, dairy protein held a dominant position in the market in 2025 and is expected to maintain its dominance over the forecast period, registering the highest CAGR. Dairy protein segment is further segmented into whey protein and casein protein. Whey protein is a mixture of alpha-lactalbumin, beta-lactoglobulin, immunoglobins, and bovine serum albumin that provide health benefits such as reducing cholesterol, blood pressure, supporting weight loss, and reducing the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
- Among application segment, functional food segment held a dominant position in the market in 2025. However, infant formula & clinical application is projected to witness rapid growth over the forecast period. Dairy products are rich in amino acids, calcium and potassium that are easily absorbed by the body. Calcium and potassium are responsible for bone development, proper cell metabolism, kidney functioning, and cellular ion balance. These benefits associated with dairy products is expected to propel in forecast period (2025-2032) by use of dairy nutrients in clinical application.
Key Takeaways of the Market:
- North America held a dominant position in the global dairy nutrition market in 2025. This is majorly due to increasing number of obese and cardiovascular patients in the region. Whey protein consumption helps in weight loss and reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 610,000 people die of heart diseases in the U.S. every year that is 1 out of every 4 deaths.
- Asia Pacific is projected to be the fastest growing region in the global dairy nutrition market over the forecast period, registering the highest CAGR. This is mainly owing to increasing awareness regarding health benefits of consuming dairy proteins. Moreover, high prevalence of malnutrition in the region is also expected to drive growth by forecast period (2025-2032) of the dairy nutrition market. According to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), More than 350 million people in the Asia and the Pacific were undernourished in 2025, or roughly half of the global total. Across the region, an estimated 75.4 million children under 5 years of age were stunted (too short for their age) and 32.3 million suffered from wasting (too thin for height).However, all forms of malnutrition is preventable with the adequate health care, nutrition, and others. Thus, it is expected to support the market growth of dairy nutrition in the region.
- The major players operating in the global dairy nutrition market include Groupe Danone, Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd., Proliant Inc., Koninklijke DSM N.V., E.I. DuPont De Nemours and Company, Arla Foods amba, Cargill Inc., Groupe Lactalis S.A., APS BioGroup, and Nestle S.A.
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