Nutrition Trends 1 - Sustainability:
Sustainability is the term specific to the needs of the consumers without compromising the ability of future generations. The sustainability is an approach to balancing different requirements against the awareness of the environmental, social and economic limitations businesses face. A smooth transition towards more sustainable nutrient food systems needs proper engagement and support from all performers throughout the food supply chain at national, regional and global level. Achieving more sustainable food systems can only be possible if there are cooperative market conditions, better financial support and regulatory frameworks in place to help tackle potential barriers.
Furthermore, consumers are increasingly chosen to purchase nutrient based food products with minimal to no packaging from local and social businesses. They go with the organically grown fruits and vegetables and some of consumers even grow fruits and vegetables by themselves at home or in community spaces.
Nutrition Trends 2 - Plant-based Nutrition:
The nutrition specialists observe that plant-based nutrition is gaining huge popularity and move to the mass market with increased demand in vegan food products, which are packed in environmentally sustainable packaging. Plant-based diets will spur to areas of sports nutrition and clinical nutrition. Nutritionist suggested that people who eat plant based diets tend to have a lower body mass index (BMI), lower rates of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease than those who eat meat. As this plant based diets are rich in in fiber, complex carbohydrates and water content from fruit and vegetables. This keeps all the individuals feeling energy packed for longer time and increase energy use when resting. According to the 2018 study, it is found that a plant based diet was effective for treating obesity.
Nutrition Trends 3 - Personalized Nutrition:
Personalized nutrition is referred to preserve or increase health performance by using genetic, medical, nutritional and other relevant information about individuals to deliver exact healthy eating guidance about taking nutritional products. Personalized nutrition is equally relevant to patients and healthy people who may or may not have better genetic weaknesses to specific diseases. The nutrition industry has played a crucial role in the development of personalized nutrition specifically in the fields of innovation that aimed at enhancing consumer health and well being.
Nutrition Trends 4 - Non-dairy alternatives such as oat milk:
Dairy with all its health benefits does not suit for everyone and taste buds. In the previous year, the rising emergence of almond and soy milk remarkable, while 2020 is all about the nutritional benefits of oat milk, which is usually prepared from oats, water, and some additional nutritious ingredients. A good option for those who are suffering from food sensitivities and it is also free of gluten as compared to other forms of milks. It contains more protein and fiber which makes it super nutritious. Oat milk comprises a similar number of high calories to cow’s milk which is up to double the number of carbohydrates and half the amount of protein and fat.
Nutrition Trends 5 - Sugar free Nutrition:
People are well knowledgeable about the side effects of food products which have high sugar quantity. Various government and health consultants have suggested new sugar recommendations and guidelines as low as 5% of total calories from free sugars. Food and beverage industry are aiming at implementing the concept of sugar free healthy food. For example; Coca-Cola has launched the first sugar-free flavored water under the brand I LOHAS in Japan. Sugar reduction has been one of the hottest topics in Asia pacific food and beverage industry in 2020 and it will continue as a biggest trend in the same year.
Growing awareness about the impact of sugar on weight gain is enforcing pressure on government organizations to reduce overall consumption of the sweet things. The Asia Pacific region has the highest rate of obesity and diabetes in the world. According to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) estimated that in 2015, around 390 million people had diabetes in the world, and by the end of 2035, this figure is expected to rise to 595 million. Around 80% people with diabetes live in low and middle-income countries and of the total, over 60% live in Asia.