Market Research Future (Food and Beverages) Dried Fruit Market Research Report | Page 3

Dried Fruit Market Research Report- Forecast to 2023 2 Market Overview Fruits are an important source of nutrition. Fresh fruits having short lifespan have added advantage to its substitute market of dried fruits. Additionally, increasing health awareness among consumers have a positive impact on the dried fruit market. Moreover, growing R&D to bring innovations regarding its applications in various product lines is adding fuel to market growth. They are highly used in the dairy as well as bakery industry owing to their flavor enhancing-ability. On the other hand, owing to their nutritional value, application of dried fruits in snacks and breakfast cereal is widely focused. The inclination of consumers towards consumption of processed nutritional food products is adding fuel to the dried fruits market. It is gaining popularity in food processing industry towards application in various food line on account of increasing nutritional level of the product. However, hypersensitivity towards certain fruits followed by the loss of a certain percentage of vitamins during dehydration process may hamper the market of dried fruits over the forecast period. Key Findings • • Application of dried fruits in breakfast cereal industry is growing rapidly. Top exporters of dried fruits includes Turkey, Thailand, the U.S., Germany, and Chile. Page | 3 Copyright © 2017 Market Research Future.