The Hottest Product for Weight Loss Ingredients in 2022 Will Be?
Jun 29, 2022
The Hottest Product for Weight Loss Ingredients in 2022 Will Be?
With the epidemic making a comeback, many people have been forced to stay home and reduce their exercise, and with summer just around the corner, weight loss has become one of the most talked about topics during this time. In addition to low-carb diets and fitness, there are many functional ingredients that have a weight loss effect by blocking carbohydrate absorption, accelerating metabolism, inhibiting blood sugar elevation, inhibiting fat synthesis, and reducing appetite in a variety of ways. In this article, Keynovo will take a look at the popular ingredients for weight loss in the Japanese and American markets from 2021.
Popular Ingredients for Weight Loss in the Japanese Market
Since the Japanese government added the "Functional Labeling Food System" in 2015, more than 4,000 new products have been filed, with weight loss being the largest category among the various categories, accounting for about one-third of the total number of filings. There is also a wide range of ingredients related to weight loss, both for different parts of the body (legs, abdomen, visceral fat) and according to different mechanisms (inhibition of sugar and fat absorption and enhancement of fat metabolism).
We counted a total of 475 filed products (with fat loss claims) from 2021 to date, and the top 10 popular fat loss ingredients in terms of ingredient usage rate are black ginger polymethoxyflavonoid, resistant dextrin, inulin , ellagic acid, catechin-like compounds, isomaltodextrin, rosehip silver lindenoside, gerbera isoflavones, viologen and β-companion soy globulin, three of which are dietary fiber and seven of which are plant extracts .
Popular Weight Loss Ingredients in the U.S. Market
According to SPINS data, the ranking of the most popular weight loss ingredients in the U.S. mainstream retail channel in 2021 are, in order, multiple animal proteins, animal proteins, complex plant and animal proteins, caffeine, casein, green tea supplements, animal proteins (whey protein & casein), apple cider vinegar supplements,glucomannan , and green coffee extract, five of which are proteins, showing that the main component of the U.S. weight loss market is meal replacements rather than dietary supplements.