

The global Galacto-oligosaccharide market size is predicted to grow from US$ 955 million in 2025 to US$ 1615 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.1% from 2025 to 2031.
The impact of the latest U.S. tariff measures and the corresponding policy responses from countries worldwide on market competitiveness, regional economic performance, and supply chain configurations will be comprehensively evaluated in this report.
Galacto-oligosaccharide (GOS) is a functional oligosaccharide composed of galactose units linked together with a glucose terminal residue. It is naturally found in human and bovine milk and is widely used as a prebiotic ingredient in food and dietary supplements to promote the growth of beneficial gut bacteria, such as Bifidobacteria and Lactobacilli, thereby supporting digestive health and immune function.
Galactooligosaccharides (GOS) are recognized as functional prebiotics with established benefits in gut health improvement, immunity enhancement, and mineral absorption. As a non-digestible carbohydrate, GOS promotes the proliferation of beneficial bacteria such as bifidobacteria and lactobacilli, making it a widely adopted ingredient in infant formula, dairy products, functional beverages, and nutritional bars.
GOS products are mainly offered in two forms: Liquid and Powder. The liquid form (typically 55-70% concentration) is favored in liquid dairy, beverages, and syrups due to ease of incorporation but poses challenges in storage and transportation. The powder form, suitable for infant formula, solid beverages, nutrition bars, and baked goods, offers superior storage stability and blending flexibility, though it requires careful moisture control and may dissolve slower in certain processes. The rising trend of dietary supplements and portable functional foods has significantly boosted demand for powder GOS in recent years.
In terms of application, the Food & Beverage segment remains dominant, with widespread use in infant formula (1.5%-10%), yogurts, fermented milk, and plant-based or sports beverages. The Dietary Supplements sector is experiencing rapid growth, driven by adult prebiotic and gut-health awareness, with expanding applications in probiotic capsules, powders, and liquid supplements. Meanwhile, the Others category, such as pet food, animal feed, and skin care products, is emerging, especially in Asia's booming pet nutrition market.
Regionally, the Asia-Pacific market (China, Japan, Korea) leads in growth due to increasing health awareness and infant formula upgrades, while Europe maintains maturity through stringent regulations and product penetration. North America shows potential in functional foods and adult supplements. Intense competition exists between local Chinese players and global leaders such as FrieslandCampina, Yakult, DuPont, and Nissin.
Future trends point towards high-purity, chain-length-specific GOS, elderly and sports nutrition applications, and cost reductions via synthetic biology technologies.
The “Galacto-oligosaccharide Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Galacto-oligosaccharide sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Galacto-oligosaccharide sales for 2025 through 2031. With Galacto-oligosaccharide sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Galacto-oligosaccharide industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Galacto-oligosaccharide landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Galacto-oligosaccharide portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Galacto-oligosaccharide market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Galacto-oligosaccharide and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Galacto-oligosaccharide.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Galacto-oligosaccharide market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Liquid Form
Powder Form
Segmentation by Application:
Food & Beverage
Dietary Supplements
Others
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
FrieslandCampina
Yakult
Ingredion
WELLNEO SUGAR
Kerry
Quantum Hi-Tech
New Francisco Biotechnology
Baolingbao
Shandong Bailongchuangyuan Bio-tech
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Galacto-oligosaccharide market?
What factors are driving Galacto-oligosaccharide market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Galacto-oligosaccharide market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Galacto-oligosaccharide break out by Type, by Application?
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1 Scope of the Report
1.1 Market Introduction
1.2 Years Considered
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Market Research Methodology
1.5 Research Process and Data Source
1.6 Economic Indicators
1.7 Currency Considered
1.8 Market Estimation Caveats
2 Executive Summary
2.1 World Market Overview
2.1.1 Global Galacto-oligosaccharide Annual Sales 2020-2031
2.1.2 World Current & Future Analysis for Galacto-oligosaccharide by Geographic Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Galacto-oligosaccharide by Country/Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.2 Galacto-oligosaccharide Segment by Type
2.2.1 Liquid Form
2.2.2 Powder Form
2.3 Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales by Type
2.3.1 Global Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Global Galacto-oligosaccharide Revenue and Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.3 Global Galacto-oligosaccharide Sale Price by Type (2020-2025)
2.4 Galacto-oligosaccharide Segment by Application
2.4.1 Food & Beverage
2.4.2 Dietary Supplements
2.4.3 Others
2.5 Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales by Application
2.5.1 Global Galacto-oligosaccharide Sale Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.2 Global Galacto-oligosaccharide Revenue and Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.3 Global Galacto-oligosaccharide Sale Price by Application (2020-2025)
3 Global by Company
3.1 Global Galacto-oligosaccharide Breakdown Data by Company
3.1.1 Global Galacto-oligosaccharide Annual Sales by Company (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Galacto-oligosaccharide Annual Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.1 Global Galacto-oligosaccharide Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.2 Global Galacto-oligosaccharide Revenue Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Galacto-oligosaccharide Sale Price by Company
3.4 Key Manufacturers Galacto-oligosaccharide Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Galacto-oligosaccharide Product Location Distribution
3.4.2 Players Galacto-oligosaccharide Products Offered
3.5 Market Concentration Rate Analysis
3.5.1 Competition Landscape Analysis
3.5.2 Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2023-2025)
3.6 New Products and Potential Entrants
3.7 Market M&A Activity & Strategy
4 World Historic Review for Galacto-oligosaccharide by Geographic Region
4.1 World Historic Galacto-oligosaccharide Market Size by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.1 Global Galacto-oligosaccharide Annual Sales by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Galacto-oligosaccharide Annual Revenue by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.2 World Historic Galacto-oligosaccharide Market Size by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.1 Global Galacto-oligosaccharide Annual Sales by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Galacto-oligosaccharide Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.3 Americas Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales Growth
4.4 APAC Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales Growth
4.5 Europe Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales Growth
4.6 Middle East & Africa Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales Growth
5 Americas
5.1 Americas Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales by Country
5.1.1 Americas Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales by Country (2020-2025)
5.1.2 Americas Galacto-oligosaccharide Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
5.2 Americas Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales by Type (2020-2025)
5.3 Americas Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales by Application (2020-2025)
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales by Region
6.1.1 APAC Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales by Region (2020-2025)
6.1.2 APAC Galacto-oligosaccharide Revenue by Region (2020-2025)
6.2 APAC Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales by Type (2020-2025)
6.3 APAC Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales by Application (2020-2025)
6.4 China
6.5 Japan
6.6 South Korea
6.7 Southeast Asia
6.8 India
6.9 Australia
6.10 China Taiwan
7 Europe
7.1 Europe Galacto-oligosaccharide by Country
7.1.1 Europe Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.2 Europe Galacto-oligosaccharide Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
7.2 Europe Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales by Type (2020-2025)
7.3 Europe Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales by Application (2020-2025)
7.4 Germany
7.5 France
7.6 UK
7.7 Italy
7.8 Russia
8 Middle East & Africa
8.1 Middle East & Africa Galacto-oligosaccharide by Country
8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Galacto-oligosaccharide Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales by Type (2020-2025)
8.3 Middle East & Africa Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales by Application (2020-2025)
8.4 Egypt
8.5 South Africa
8.6 Israel
8.7 Turkey
8.8 GCC Countries
9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
9.1 Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities
9.2 Market Challenges & Risks
9.3 Industry Trends
10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
10.1 Raw Material and Suppliers
10.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Galacto-oligosaccharide
10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Galacto-oligosaccharide
10.4 Industry Chain Structure of Galacto-oligosaccharide
11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
11.1 Sales Channel
11.1.1 Direct Channels
11.1.2 Indirect Channels
11.2 Galacto-oligosaccharide Distributors
11.3 Galacto-oligosaccharide Customer
12 World Forecast Review for Galacto-oligosaccharide by Geographic Region
12.1 Global Galacto-oligosaccharide Market Size Forecast by Region
12.1.1 Global Galacto-oligosaccharide Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.1.2 Global Galacto-oligosaccharide Annual Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.2 Americas Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.3 APAC Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.4 Europe Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.5 Middle East & Africa Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.6 Global Galacto-oligosaccharide Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
12.7 Global Galacto-oligosaccharide Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
13 Key Players Analysis
13.1 FrieslandCampina
13.1.1 FrieslandCampina Company Information
13.1.2 FrieslandCampina Galacto-oligosaccharide Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.1.3 FrieslandCampina Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.1.4 FrieslandCampina Main Business Overview
13.1.5 FrieslandCampina Latest Developments
13.2 Yakult
13.2.1 Yakult Company Information
13.2.2 Yakult Galacto-oligosaccharide Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.2.3 Yakult Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.2.4 Yakult Main Business Overview
13.2.5 Yakult Latest Developments
13.3 Ingredion
13.3.1 Ingredion Company Information
13.3.2 Ingredion Galacto-oligosaccharide Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.3.3 Ingredion Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.3.4 Ingredion Main Business Overview
13.3.5 Ingredion Latest Developments
13.4 WELLNEO SUGAR
13.4.1 WELLNEO SUGAR Company Information
13.4.2 WELLNEO SUGAR Galacto-oligosaccharide Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.4.3 WELLNEO SUGAR Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.4.4 WELLNEO SUGAR Main Business Overview
13.4.5 WELLNEO SUGAR Latest Developments
13.5 Kerry
13.5.1 Kerry Company Information
13.5.2 Kerry Galacto-oligosaccharide Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.5.3 Kerry Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.5.4 Kerry Main Business Overview
13.5.5 Kerry Latest Developments
13.6 Quantum Hi-Tech
13.6.1 Quantum Hi-Tech Company Information
13.6.2 Quantum Hi-Tech Galacto-oligosaccharide Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.6.3 Quantum Hi-Tech Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.6.4 Quantum Hi-Tech Main Business Overview
13.6.5 Quantum Hi-Tech Latest Developments
13.7 New Francisco Biotechnology
13.7.1 New Francisco Biotechnology Company Information
13.7.2 New Francisco Biotechnology Galacto-oligosaccharide Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.7.3 New Francisco Biotechnology Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.7.4 New Francisco Biotechnology Main Business Overview
13.7.5 New Francisco Biotechnology Latest Developments
13.8 Baolingbao
13.8.1 Baolingbao Company Information
13.8.2 Baolingbao Galacto-oligosaccharide Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.8.3 Baolingbao Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.8.4 Baolingbao Main Business Overview
13.8.5 Baolingbao Latest Developments
13.9 Shandong Bailongchuangyuan Bio-tech
13.9.1 Shandong Bailongchuangyuan Bio-tech Company Information
13.9.2 Shandong Bailongchuangyuan Bio-tech Galacto-oligosaccharide Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.9.3 Shandong Bailongchuangyuan Bio-tech Galacto-oligosaccharide Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.9.4 Shandong Bailongchuangyuan Bio-tech Main Business Overview
13.9.5 Shandong Bailongchuangyuan Bio-tech Latest Developments
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
*If Applicable.