Sugar and honey are being used for a very long time as a sweetener, but with time, sweeteners are also produced from corns, like high fructose corn syrup. All these are caloric sweeteners and provide empty calories to the body, i.e. only calories, without any nutrients. Therefore, the caloric sweeteners are found to be associated with a number of problems, including obesity, diabetes, heart problems, and dental problems. To overcome them, without compromising with the sweet taste, the bulk sweeteners or polyols, and high intensity sweeteners have been developed. Such sweeteners provide the sweet taste without adding any or very low calories to the body. 

In the global sweeteners market, sugar occupies the dominant share, followed by high fructose corn syrup and high intensity sweeteners. Although high intensity sweeteners presently do not hold a large share in the sweeteners market, but offers immense potential of growth in future on the back of the advantages provided by these sweeteners over the traditional caloric sweeteners. 

Worldwide sugar production had witnessed an increase for the past two years, mainly because of increased sugar supply from the two major sugar producing regions, Brazil, and India. In terms of consumption, the global sugar market had shown continuous increase, since sugar is a necessity product and its consumption increases with the increase in population and per capita income. India, EU-27 and China are the three largest consumers of sugar worldwide. 

The high intensity sweeteners have high potency, as compared to sugar, and the market for such sweeteners has mainly developed in the past decade. Since such sweeteners are not metabolized in the body and are excreted as it is from the body, therefore do not provide any calories. Therefore, the high calorie sweeteners can be sued to prevent obesity, diabetes, tooth decay and heart problems associated with the intake of caloric sweeteners. High intensity sweeteners can be either artificial or natural. Worldwide, aspartame is the most widely used, followed by sucralose, and saccharine. The only natural high intensity sweetener, stevia presently holds a low share in the HIS consumption worldwide, but as it does not have any side effects, its demand is likely to rise in the coming years. 

Geographically, North America is the largest market for high intensity sweeteners, followed by Europe. Although the high intensity sweeteners are found to be safe in use, but to avoid any side effects, every high intensity sweetener has a specified ADI (acceptable daily intake) limit, which specifies the quantity of the sweetener to be safely consumed. 

The present report analyzes the global sweeteners market, highlighting the sugar and high intensity sweeteners market. Regionally, the US market for caloric sweeteners and high intensity sweeteners, Brazilian sugar market and Chinese market for caloric and high intensity sweeteners are being analyzed by the present report entitled "Global Sugar and Sweeteners Market: 2011 Edition". Apart from this, the major trends in the sugar market, as well as the major industry drivers for the sugar and high intensity sweeteners are also being discussed here. The three major HIS players including PureCircle, Tate & Lyle and Danisco are profiled in this report highlighting their major financials and significant developments. 

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
1.1 Sweeteners
1.2 Caloric Sweeteners
1.3 Sugar Alcohols
1.4 High Intensity Sweeteners

2. Global Sugar and Sweetener Market
2.1 Overview
2.2 Calorific Sweeteners: Sugar
2.2.1 Production
2.2.1.1 Growth in Production
2.2.1.2 Breakdown by Region
2.2.2 Consumption
2.2.2.1 Growth in Consumption
2.2.2.2 Breakdown by Region
2.2.3 Exports and Imports
2.2.3.1 Exports by Countries
2.2.3.2 Imports by Countries
2.3 High Intensity Sweeteners
2.3.1 Market Overview
2.3.1.1 Market Segments
2.3.1.2 Breakdown by Region
2.3.2 Natural No Calorie Sweetener - Stevia
2.3.3 Safety Limits, Acceptable Daily Intake

3. The US Sweetener Market
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Caloric Sweeteners
3.3 High Intensity Sweeteners

4. Brazilian Sugar Market
4.1 Production
4.2 Consumption
4.3 Exports

5. Chinese Sweetener Market
5.1 Caloric Sweeteners
5.2 Non Caloric Sweeteners
5.2.1 Overview
5.2.2 Major High Intensity Sweeteners

6. Major Trends in the Sugar Market
6.1 Price Trend
6.2 Ethanol Production
6.3 Correlation between Sugar and Crude Oil Prices

7. Market Drivers
7.1 Caloric Sweeteners Market
7.1.1 Increasing Consumer Income
7.1.2 Growing Population Worldwide
7.2 High Intensity Sweeteners Market
7.2.1 Rising Prevalence of Diabetes
7.2.2 Increasing Urbanization
7.2.3 Growing Obesity
7.2.4 Increasing Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases
7.2.5 HIS Prevents Tooth Decay

8. Company Profiles
8.1 PureCircle
8.1.1 Business Description
8.1.2 Key Financials
8.1.3 Significant Developments
8.2 Tate & Lyle
8.2.1 Business Description
8.2.2 Key Financials
8.2.3 Significant Developments
8.3 Danisco
8.3.1 Business Description
8.3.2 Key Financials
8.3.3 Significant Developments

List of Tables

Classification of Sweeteners
Global Sweetener Market Breakup by Value (2009)
Food & Beverage Retail Market Value - Share by Product Category/Region (2009)
Worldwide Sugar Production (MY08-MY11)
Worldwide Sugar Production - Share by Regions (2010/2011)
Worldwide Sugar Consumption (MY08-MY11)
Worldwide Sugar Consumption - Share by Regions (2010/2011)
Worldwide Exports of Sugar, Molasses and Honey (2004-2010)
Worldwide Imports of Sugar, Molasses and Honey (2004-2010)
High Intensity Sweetener Market - Value Share by Type (2010)
High Intensity Sweetener Market - Share by Region (FY11)
Worldwide Market for High Purity Stevia (Reb A) Extracts (2009-2015E)
Value Share of Sweeteners Market in the US (2009)
Average US per-capita Caloric Sweetener Deliveries for Domestic Food and Beverage Use (2003-2010)
Share of High Intensity Sweeteners in the US (2009)
No. of Stevia based Food & Beverage Products Launched in the US (FY10-FY11)
Brazilian Sugar Production (MY08-MY11)
Brazilian Sugar Consumption (MY08-MY11)
Brazilian Sugar Exports (MY08-MY11)
Production Volume of Sugar and Starch Sweeteners in China (2004-2011E)
Share Breakdown of HIS Export Volume by Type (2009)
China Saccharine Production, Exports, & Domestic Sales (2008-2010)
Export Volume of Stevia Sweeteners from China (2008-2010)
International Sugar Agreement, Raw Sugar Prices (2005-2010)
Ethanol Production - by Types of Feedstock Used (2008-10 & 2020)
Correlation between Sugar and Crude Oil Prices (Dec 09-Nov 11)
Worldwide GDP (2005-2012E)
Worldwide Population (2005-2012E)
Worldwide Diabetic Population, Age Group 20-79 years (2004-2010)
Urban Population Worldwide (2005-2015E)
PureCircle Revenue (FY07-FY11)
PureCircle Revenue - Share by Region (FY11)
Tate & Lyle Revenue (FY10-FY11)
Tate & Lyle Revenue - Share by Segments (FY11)
Danisco Revenues (FY06-FY10)
Danisco Revenues-Share by Segments (FY10)

List of Figures

Comparison of Various Types of Caloric Sweeteners
Comparison of Sugar Alcohols with Sugar
Sugar and Sweetener Market Size-by Segments (2010E)
Worldwide Sugar Exports - by Countries (MY09-MY11)
Worldwide Sugar Imports - by Countries (MY09-MY11)
Comparison of Major Artificial High Intensity Sweeteners
Potency of Types of Steviol Glycoside from Stevia Plant
Comparison of Stevia with Other Sweeteners
ADI Limit for Types of Low-Calorie Sweeteners
US Caloric Sweeteners Use in Domestic Food and Beverage Use - by Type of Sweeteners (2003-2010)
US Import Trends of Saccharin, Sucralose, Aspartame & Stevia (Jan 2010-Nov 2011)
Ex-Factory Prices of Chinese Sweeteners (as of June 2011)
Major HIS Producers in China, with Capacity - by Type of HIS (2010)