Top Animal Protein Ingredients Companies

Global Animal Protein Ingredients Market size was valued at USD 54.01 Billion in 2024 and is poised to grow from USD 57.09 Billion in 2025 to USD 88.96 Billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 5.7% during the forecast period (2026–2033).

The animal protein ingredients market is extremely competitive, and the businesses with the largest market shares dominate the food ingredients sector. Geographical growth, product innovation, and mergers and acquisitions are some of the key tactics employed by firms participating in the animal protein ingredients market. 'Darling Ingredients Inc. (USA)', 'GELITA AG (Germany) ', 'Kerry Group plc (Ireland) ', 'Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) (USA) ', 'Cargill, Incorporated (USA) ', 'Arla Foods amba (Denmark) ', 'Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited (New Zealand) ', 'Groupe Lactalis (France) ', 'Hilmar Cheese Company Inc. (USA) ', 'BRF Global (Brazil) ', 'The Scoular Company (USA) ', 'Nitta Gelatin Inc. (Japan) ', 'Royal FrieslandCampina NV (Netherlands) ', 'Savencia Fromage & Dairy (France) ', 'Agrial Enterprise (France) ', 'Jellice Pioneer Private Limited (Singapore) ', 'DuPont (USA) ', 'Rousselot (France) (part of Darling Ingredients) ', 'Tessenderlo Group (Belgium) ', 'Kewpie Corporation (Japan)'

Due to rising consumer concern about health and the belief that nutrition has a direct impact on health, the emergence of nutritious foods has played an important role in healthy behaviours in recent years. A healthy diet improves overall health and decreases the prevalence of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes, according to the NIH-funded study. As a result, a healthy eating trend, particularly the protein diet trend, is gaining traction and gaining public attention, significantly propelling the development of healthful food formulation. Animal protein components are emerging as an important component in the food processing industry for healthy food compositions. Dairy components, for example, aid in fundamental food formulations such as calcium enrichment, fat reduction, and salt reduction. Milk minerals concentrate is used to increase the calcium content of yoghurt, dairy drinks, cheese spread, and other food products. Furthermore, whey protein promotes fat globules, resulting in low-fat yoghurts, cheese, sweets, and ice cream. As a result, rising consumer knowledge about the nutritional value of food is propelling the animal protein ingredients market.

Fishmeal, a significant source of animal protein components, contributes to the expansion of the Global Animal Protein Ingredients Market, which may be linked to the expanding aquaculture sector. Furthermore, the trend of sustainable meat and feed production is being pursued across the world, which adds to the Global Animal Protein Ingredients Market as a macroeconomic component. People, on the other hand, are increasingly turning to vegan and vegetarian sources for health reasons, which may stifle the expansion of the animal protein ingredients industry.

In 2021, Europe was the largest market for animal protein ingredients, followed by North America, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa. The major proportion of the market is mostly attributable to increased innovation, an increasing number of people demanding a healthy diet, the presence of a large number of animal protein component providers, and rising demand for functional additives.