"Description: Sweeteners are the Food Additives used to sweeten food products, i.e., the food additives listed as Sweeteners in China’s national standard GB2760-1996 (Hygienic Standards for uses of Food Additives, including supplements). There have been totally 20 sweeteners permitted to be used in food by the end of 2007. There are totally 13 HIS listed in GB 2760 (including supplements to the end of 2007). They are all 100 or more times sweeter than sugar except cyclamate and calcium cyclamate, which are both 30~80 times sweeter than sugar. In this report we are emphasized in these HIS: - Aspartame - Ace-K - Saccharin - Cyclamate - Sucralose - Stevioside As the major competitors of HIS, sugar and sugar alcohol industry in China is introduced in brief in the aspects like: production, demand and trade. Why you should buy this report  Obtain the latest info about the production and market of HIS, and the deep analysis on this industry.  Calculate the impact of food additives guideline and legislation.  Get insight into the latest consumers trends and market data for HIS in China  Gain vital business intelligence out of China ahead of the competition  Find out where the Chinese HIS market could go next and how your business can get involved  Keep briefed on your competitor activities in Chin Report highlights Each of the major HIS in China has all expanded in output value in recent years. The fastest is sucralose, then aspartame, growing by 240% and 42% annually from 2002~2006, in spite that the price of sucralose and aspartame are both declining in recent years. The output value of saccharin and cyclamate also grows by 3.1% and 4.6% although their output volume has shrunk. China’s the major HIS provider to the world, about 70% of China’s HIS by volume is exported in recent years; while little HIS is imported. The import volume peaked 216 tonnes in 2004, and among all the HIS, the largest imported one is aspartame. In recent 3 years, China’s import volume of HIS is lower than 100 tonnes, accounting for less than 0.5% of HIS consumption in the domestic market. China’s total consumption of HIS by volume decreased from 34.8 kt in 2002 to 23.3 kt in 2006, declining by CAGR 9.5%. This decline in consumption volume is attributed to China’s HIS consumption structure change in recent years. The HIS with lower unit sweetness has shrunk and the HIS with higher sweetness has expanded. For example, the consumption volume of cyclamate decreased by 14.1% from 2002 to 2006 annually. From 2002 to 2006, the total sweetness consumption in China grows by 6.6% annually. For sugar and starch sugar, they grows by CAGR 4.9% and 25.6% from 2002~2006 respectively. However, for HIS, it declines by 0.6% annually from 2002~2006. Obviously, HIS is not the strong competitor against sugar and starch sugar, although the unit sweetness price is just 1/10 around of that of sugar and starch sugar. Food & beverage industry is the major consumption area for HIS in 2007, about 75% of HIS by volume are consumed thereto, and the percentage is 81% by value. For aspartame, ace-K and sucralose, the figure is much higher. Except saccharin, over 80% of the rest HIS is consumed in food & beverage industry. "

1. The Future of High Intensity Sweeteners in China
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Description:
Sweeteners are the Food Additives used to sweeten food products, i.e., the food additives listed
as Sweeteners in China’s national standard GB2760-1996 (Hygienic Standards for uses of Food
Additives, including supplements). There have been totally 20 sweeteners permitted to be used in
food by the end of 2007. There are totally 13 HIS listed in GB 2760 (including supplements to the
end of 2007). They are all 100 or more times sweeter than sugar except cyclamate and calcium
cyclamate, which are both 30~80 times sweeter than sugar. In this report we are emphasized in
these HIS:
- Aspartame
- Ace-K
- Saccharin
- Cyclamate
- Sucralose
- Stevioside
As the major competitors of HIS, sugar and sugar alcohol industry in China is introduced in brief in
the aspects like: production, demand and trade.
Why you should buy this report
Obtain the latest infoλ about the production and market of HIS, and the deep analysis on this
industry.
Calculate the impact of food additives guideline andλ legislation.
Get insight into the latest consumers trends and market dataλ for HIS in China
Gain vital business intelligence out of China ahead of theλ competition
Find out where the Chinese HIS market could go next and howλ your business can get involved
Keep briefed on your competitor activitiesλ in Chin
Report highlights
Each of the major HIS in China has all expanded in output value in recent years. The fastest is
sucralose, then aspartame, growing by 240% and 42% annually from 2002~2006, in spite that the
price of sucralose and aspartame are both declining in recent years. The output value of saccharin
and cyclamate also grows by 3.1% and 4.6% although their output volume has shrunk.
China’s the major HIS provider to the world, about 70% of China’s HIS by volume is exported in
recent years; while little HIS is imported. The import volume peaked 216 tonnes in 2004, and
among all the HIS, the largest imported one is aspartame. In recent 3 years, China’s import
volume of HIS is lower than 100 tonnes, accounting for less than 0.5% of HIS consumption in the

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domestic market.
China’s total consumption of HIS by volume decreased from 34.8 kt in 2002 to 23.3 kt in 2006,
declining by CAGR 9.5%. This decline in consumption volume is attributed to China’s HIS
consumption structure change in recent years. The HIS with lower unit sweetness has shrunk and
the HIS with higher sweetness has expanded. For example, the consumption volume of cyclamate
decreased by 14.1% from 2002 to 2006 annually.
From 2002 to 2006, the total sweetness consumption in China grows by 6.6% annually. For sugar
and starch sugar, they grows by CAGR 4.9% and 25.6% from 2002~2006 respectively. However,
for HIS, it declines by 0.6% annually from 2002~2006. Obviously, HIS is not the strong competitor
against sugar and starch sugar, although the unit sweetness price is just 1/10 around of that of
sugar and starch sugar.
Food & beverage industry is the major consumption area for HIS in 2007, about 75% of HIS by
volume are consumed thereto, and the percentage is 81% by value. For aspartame, ace-K and
sucralose, the figure is much higher. Except saccharin, over 80% of the rest HIS is consumed in
food & beverage industry.
Main content:
No. Content Page
Executive summary 10
Introduction and methodology 21
I Sweetener overview in China 23
I-1 Classification and major categories of sweetener in China 23
I-2 Sugar industry in China 25
- Planting situation of sugar cane and sugar beet in China 25
- Production of sugar and its distribution 26
- Trade of sugar 31
- Demand of sugar 32
I-3 Sugar alcohols industry 35
- Production of sugar alcohols and its distribution 35
- Trade of sugar alcohols 40
- Demand of sugar alcohols 42
I-4 Eating habit of sweetener in China 45
I-5 Government policies and their influence on sweetener 49
I-6 Development trend of sweetener in China 49
II Brief Introduction to HIS industry in China 49
II-1 Classification and major categories of HIS in China 49
II-2 Development History of HIS Industry in China 50

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III Production and Market of HIS in China 54
III-1 Production Situation of HIS in China 55
III-2 Brief Introduction to the Major HIS in China 63
III-2.1 Aspartame 63
III-2.2 Acesulfame-K 66
III-2.3 Saccharin 69
III-2.4 Cyclamate 72
III-2.5 Sucralose 75
III-2.6 Stevioside 82
III-2.7 Others 86
III-3 Pricing of HIS 87
III-4 Import & Export Situation of HIS in Recent Years 91
III-5 Demand for HIS in China 97
III-5.1
Market size and share of each major HIS in China (by volume and by
value)
97
II-5.1.1 Market size of total HIS 98
II-5.1.2 Market size of aspartame 100
II-5.1.3 Market size of Ace-K 101
II-5.1.4 Market size of saccharin 102
II-5.1.5 Market size of cyclamate 103
II-5.1.6 Market size of sucralose 104
II-5.1.7 Market size of stevioside 105
III-5.2 Consumption pattern of HIS in China 106
II-5.2.1 Total HIS 106
II-5.2.2 Aspartame 107
II-5.2.3 Ace-K 108
II-5.2.4 Saccharin 108
II-5.2.5 Cyclamate 109
II-5.2.6 Sucralose 111
II-5.2.7 Stevioside 112
III-5.3 Brief introduction to major end use segments 113
III-5.3.1 Food industry 114
III-5.3.1.1 - Confection 114
III-5.3.1.2 - Tabletop sweetener 118
III-5.3.1.3 - Jelly 121
III-5.3.1.4 - Glace fruit 122
III-5.3.1.5 - Canned food 124
III-5.3.1.6 - Pickles 125
III-5.3.1.7 - Seasonings 126
III-5.3.1.8 - Bakery food (cake, bread, biscuit, toasted seeds and nuts) 128
III-5.3.1.9 - Health food 129
III-5.3.2 Beverage industry 130
III-5.3.2.1 - Soft beverage 130
III-5.3.2.2 - Solid beverage 137

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III-5.3.2.3 - Dairy product 138
III-5.3.2.4 - Alcohol drinks 142
III-5.3.3 Pharmaceuticals 145
III-5.3.4 Personal care products (Toothpaste, lipstick, etc.) 146
III-5.3.5 Others (feed, chemical, plating, etc.) 147
III-5.4 Consumption character of HIS in China 148
III-6 Growing Points and Hot Spots in China 152
IV Future Forecast 154
IV-1
Key Factors and Driven Forces for the Development of HIS Industry in
China
154
IV-1.1 Intrinsic factors 154
IV-1.2 Competitors 155
IV-1.3 End use segments 156
IV-1.4 Micro-economy and policies 159
IV-2 Future Forecast on the demand for HIS in Next 10 Years 163
IV-2.1 Introduction 163
IV-2.2 Market forecast: HIS in major segments, 2008~2017 165
IV-2.2.1 Gummy candy 165
IV-2.2.2 Tabletop sweeteners 167
IV-2.2.3 Jelly 169
IV-2.2.4 Glace fruit 171
IV-2.2.5 Canned food 174
IV-2.2.6 Pickles 176
IV-2.2.7 Soy sauce 178
IV-2.2.8 Bakery foods 180
IV-2.2.9 Carbonated beverage 182
IV-2.2.10 Juice beverage 185
IV-2.2.11 Tea beverage 187
IV-2.2.12 Milk beverage 189
IV-2.2.13 Instant coffee 191
IV-2.2.14 Yogurt 194
IV-2.2.15 Ice cream 196
IV-2.2.16 Distilled spirit 198
IV-2.2.17 Toothpaste 200
V Conclusion, Recommendation 203
VI Appendix 204
VI-1 Profile of major HIS producers in China 204
VI-1.1 Aspartame producers 204
VI-1.2 Ace-K producers 208
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VI-1.3 Saccharin producers 213
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VI-1.4 Cyclamate producers 216
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VI-1.5 Sucralose producers 219
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VI-1.6 Stevioside producers 222
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VI-2 Profile of major HIS end users in China 233
VI-2.01 Fujian Yake Food Co., Ltd. 233
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VI-2.14 Guangdong Foshan Haitian Flavoring & Food Co., Ltd. 244
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Executive summary:
(Note: The following summary is based on the situation in 2008 and maybe different to what it is
nowadays. Please be noted.)
Sugar industryυ
Chinese sugar industry has experienced a fast development in the past 50 years. China’s planting
area of sugar plants, increased from 1,862,000 acres in 1949 to xxxx acres in 2003. Among the
total sugar planting areas, which, the sugar cane planting area increased to xxxx acres from xxxx
acres, the sugar beet planting increased to xxxx acres from xxxx acres.
………
Sugar alcoholυ industry
Sugar alcohols approved as food additives in China includes sorbitol, xylitol, maltitol, isomaltitol
(palatinose), mannitol, lactitol and erithritol.
………
Since 2005, China has become a net export country of sugar alcohols and its net import volume of
sugar alcohols has kept declining rapidly. The consumption of sugar alcohols in China grows
steadily from xxxx kilotonnes in 2000 to xxxx kilotonnes in 2006, with the CAGR of 15%, a faster
growth rate than the GDP growth rate (8~11%) but only half of China’s sugar alcohol output
growth rate (29%).
Production Situation of HIS in Chinaυ
The production capacity of major HIS in China reached xxxx kilotonnes with xxxx active
manufacturers in 2007. The operation rate was xxxx % in 2006 for the six most popular HIS in
China, namely, aspartame, Ace-K, saccharin cyclamate and stevioside.

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The output value of HIS in China reached RMB xxxx billion in 2006 and it is estimated to be about
RMB xxxx million in 2007.
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υ Market size and share of each major HIS in China
If by volume, the cyclamate ranks the first, occupying xxxx % of the market, followed by saccharin,
xxxx % of the market. The others only accounted for xxxx % of the consumption volume of HIS. If
by sweetness, saccharin ranks the first, followed by cyclamate, Ace-K and aspartame, the first 4
accounted for xxxx %. However, if the market value is considered, aspartame is the biggest one,
accounting for xxxx %, followed by aspartame, cyclamate, saccharin, Ace-k and stevioside.
Consumption pattern of HIS in Chinaυ
HIS is mainly consumed in food & beverage in China. In 2007, xxxx tonnes are consumed in food
& beverage, accounted for xxxx % of HIS total consumption. By value it is RMB xxxx million, xxxx
% of the total. The major end use segments include:
Glace fruit: xxxx tonnes (xxxx %), RMB xxxx million (xxxx %)
Bakery food: xxxx tonnes (xxxx %), RMB xxxx million (xxxx %)
Milk containing drink: xxxx tonnes (xxxx %), RMB xxxx million (xxxx %)
Carbonated beverage: xxxx tonnes (xxxx %), RMB xxxx million (xxxx %)
Juice beverage: xxxx tonnes (xxxx %), RMB xxxx million (xxxx %)
Ice cream: xxxx tonnes (xxxx %), RMB xxxx million (xxxx %)
Market forecast toυ 2018
Market forecast of HIS is made in about twenty major consumption segments to 2017. Based on
these demand forecasts, the total demand of enzyme in China to 2017 is obtained. In the low,
expected and high growth scenarios, the HIS demand to 2012 will grow by xxxx %, xxxx % and
xxxx %. To 2017, the growth will be xxxx %, xxxx % and xxxx % respectively.
Character of CCM' Report:
The aim of this report is to provide powerful assistance to the strategy group and the management
team in making correct decision as how to penetrate the ever-increasing China market and how to
catch the maximum commercial opportunities. The report is formulated independently by CCM’s
professional market researchers, based on the first-hand and primary data which are analyzed by
scientific methodology, confirmed with both manufacturers/end users/traders and legal authorities,
and presented in a logic way.
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8. IV Future Forecast
IV-1 Key Factors and Driven Forces for the Development of HIS Industry in China
The key factors and driven forces for the development of HIS industry fall into four levels:
(1) Intrinsic level: HIS features low-calorie, high intensity sweetness, different health effects
and other characters, which basically determines the application of HIS. Consumer’s
consciousness on the features of HIS will affect the food producers’ choice of HIS.
(2) Competitive level: HIS as a kind of food additives used to sweeten foods faces the
competition of other sweeteners, for example sugar alcohols, and other sweet food
ingredients, such as sugar and starch sugar.
(3) End use level: The development of end use segment of HIS directly affects the
consumption of HIS and its competitors.
(4) Micro economy development and policy: The situation of micro economy will influence the
consumption of sweet foods, the development of end use industries, and the policies
affecting the food producers to choose between HIS and its competitors in sweet foods.
IV-1.1 Intrinsic factors
- Food safety
The safety is elemental for a certain HIS to be used in food. Generally, a certain HIS should be
approved by the international institutes including FAO, WHO, and JECFA, then permitted in
some countries, before it is introduced into the market of these countries. 5-10 years are
necessary for a new HIS to be approved in the world and then to be introduced in the market.
So the safety assessment is the first barrier and a hard step for a new HIS to get into the
market of sweeteners.
More or less, a certain HIS have some negative health effects or are disputed about for their
safety, which will affect the consumers’ choice on the sweet foods, particularly for saccharin
and cyclamate, which are both the cheapest and often reported in the newspapers about the
violations in the use of them. For example, in 2004, cyclamate was seriously affected by the
negative news. Some reporters didn’t know much about the characters of it, and described it
as a carcinogenic or teratogenic substance, which directly caused the sharp shrinking
cyclamate consumption, with consumers concern on the foods containing cyclamate.
- High sweet intensity
The high sweet intensity for HIS enables food producers to reduce the production cost by
replacing sugar or other sweet ingredients with HIS. Many food manufacturers claim that
production cost reduction is not the major factors for them to choose a suitable HIS. This is
usually true when they choose a specific HIS from all the HIS, but it is not true when they are
choose a certain HIS from all the available sweet ingredients including sugar and starch sugar.
If a producer replaces HIS with sugar in a certain product without changing the grade and price
of the original product, it will lose the ability to gain profit.

9. - Low-calorie
The low-calorie or calorie-free character gives HIS the opportunity in the sugar-free foods for
diabetics and obesity sufferer. Besides, it is a good reason for the people to choose the foods
with HIS to avoid obesity, and a virtue for the food producers to promote the foods with HIS.
There were 6 million diabetics in China early in 1990. The figure reached 14 million in 2000,
and in 2007, it has exceeded 20 million. And at the same time, there are about 20 million IGT
(impaired glucose tolerance) sufferers in China by 2007.
Though the bad health effects have a negative effects on the consumption of HIS, their
low-calorie character is good for the demand for HIS. From the eyes of consumers, the two
aspects are the major factors that determine their attitude towards HIS containing foods.
IV-1.2 Competitors
The main sweet food ingredients include HIS, sugar and starch sugar. The market share of
starch sugar is expanding in recent years while the shares of sugar and HIS are shrinking. The
market share of HIS have decreased from 18.9% in 2002 to 14.3% in 2006 and it is estimated
to be 12.8% in 2007.
Table IV-1.2 -1 Market shares of HIS, sugar and starch sugar in China,
Year Sweetness of HIS, % Sugar, %
Sweetness of starch
sugar, % (*) Total, %
Total sweetness,
tonnes
2002 18.9% 69.0% 12.1% 100.0% 13,252,719
2003 16.6% 67.2% 16.1% 100.0% 14,872,313
2004 14.4% 68.8% 16.8% 100.0% 16,570,327
2005 14.0% 65.1% 20.8% 100.0% 16,124,379
2006 14.3% 62.5% 23.2% 100.0% 17,116,452
2007 12.8% 64.6% 22.6% 100.0% 19,344,880
* Starch sugar is 0.8 times sweet as sugar
Figure IV-1.2 -1 Sweetness consumption in China, 2002~2007, tonne

10. From 2002 to 2006, the total sweetness consumption in China grows by 6.6% annually. For
sugar and starch sugar, they grows by CAGR 4.9% and 25.6% from 2002~2006 respectively.
However, for HIS, it declines by 0.6% annually from 2002~2006. Obviously, HIS is not the
strong competitor against sugar and starch sugar, although the unit sweetness price is just
1/10 around of that of sugar and starch sugar.
IV-1.3 End use segments
Food & beverage industry is the major consumption area for HIS in 2007, about 75% of HIS by
volume are consumed thereto, and the percentage is 81% by value. For aspartame, ace-K and
sucralose, the figure is much higher. Except saccharin, over 80% of the rest HIS is consumed
in food & beverage industry.
Table IV-1.3-1 HIS consumption in food & beverage industry
HIS Consumption, tonne Consumption, %
Aspartame 1,408 96.8%
Ace-K 1,647 96.1%
Saccharin 1,602 39.2%
Cyclamate 12,820 80.0%
Sucralose 59 98.2%
Stevioside 369 93.5%
Total 17,913 75.0%
- Situation of food & beverage industry in China
Food & beverage industry in China is constituted by beverage production industry, food
production industry and food processing industry. The statistics of the National Bureau of
Statistics shows that there are 4,042 beverage manufacturers, 6,227 food manufacturers and
16,983 food processors in 2007 in China. The economic performances of these 3 industries
are shown in the following tables.
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