

The global Milk Protein Hydrolysates market size is predicted to grow from US$ 361 million in 2025 to US$ 526 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.5% from 2025 to 2031.
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Milk Protein Hydrolysates are hydrolysates of milk protein derived mainly by enzyme hydrolysis. Milk protein hydrolysates are used commonly in normal and clinical nutrition and as a functional food ingredient.
Milk Protein Hydrolysates, with their functional, nutritional, and hypoallergenic properties, have become key ingredients in medical, infant, and sports nutrition sectors. Despite challenges such as high production costs, bitterness, and regulatory constraints, the market holds strong growth potential driven by technological innovation, diversified applications, production optimization, and global expansion, with sustained growth expected over the next few years.
Market Trends:
Growing Demand for Functional Nutrition: MPHs are increasingly used in products targeting anti-fatigue, immunity enhancement, and muscle recovery.
Expansion in Infant & Medical Nutrition: Due to low allergenicity, MPHs are essential ingredients in formulas for preterm infants, allergy sufferers, and patients with gut disorders.
Rising Competition from Plant Proteins: Plant-based hydrolysates (such as pea or soy) are gaining attention, but dairy proteins maintain superior biological value.
Emerging Sustainable Production Technologies: Eco-friendly hydrolysis processes such as ultrafiltration, membrane separation, and green enzymatic methods are being adopted by manufacturers.
Market Challenges:
High Production Costs: Enzymes are expensive, and the hydrolysis process is energy-intensive, making MPHs pricier than conventional milk proteins.
Bitterness Control Issues: Hydrolyzed peptides may impart bitterness, affecting taste and consumer acceptance.
Lack of Regulatory Harmonization: Different countries have varying regulations regarding claims, labeling, and allowable dosages of MPHs, complicating exports.
Pressure from Alternatives: Plant hydrolysates and emerging fermented proteins pose competitive threats to traditional MPHs.
Market Strategies:
Technological Innovation: Develop new enzyme formulations to reduce bitterness and optimize hydrolysis processes.
Diversified Applications: Expand into functional beverages, energy bars, protein powders, and other emerging sectors.
Capacity Optimization & Scaling: Enhance automation and modular production to reduce unit costs.
Localized Global Markets: Tailor MPHs products to regional needs (e.g., low-lactose products in Asia, high-protein sports products in the West).
Strengthen Partnerships: Collaborate with major food, infant formula, and nutrition companies to co-develop innovative MPHs products.
The “Milk Protein Hydrolysates Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Milk Protein Hydrolysates sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Milk Protein Hydrolysates sales for 2025 through 2031. With Milk Protein Hydrolysates sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Milk Protein Hydrolysates industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Milk Protein Hydrolysates 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 Milk Protein Hydrolysates portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Milk Protein Hydrolysates market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Milk Protein Hydrolysates 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 Milk Protein Hydrolysates.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Milk Protein Hydrolysates market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Whey Protein Hydrolysates
Casein Protein Hydrolysates
Segmentation by Application:
Infant Nutrition
Sports Nutrition
Clinical Nutrition
Health Food
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.
Arla Foods Ingredients
FrieslandCampina Ingredients
Kerry
Hilmar Cheese Company
NZMP
Tatua
Agropur
AMCO Proteins
Ingredia
Glanbia
Armor Protéines
Carbery
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Milk Protein Hydrolysates market?
What factors are driving Milk Protein Hydrolysates market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Milk Protein Hydrolysates market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Milk Protein Hydrolysates 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 Milk Protein Hydrolysates Annual Sales 2020-2031
2.1.2 World Current & Future Analysis for Milk Protein Hydrolysates by Geographic Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Milk Protein Hydrolysates by Country/Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.2 Milk Protein Hydrolysates Segment by Type
2.2.1 Whey Protein Hydrolysates
2.2.2 Casein Protein Hydrolysates
2.3 Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales by Type
2.3.1 Global Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Global Milk Protein Hydrolysates Revenue and Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.3 Global Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sale Price by Type (2020-2025)
2.4 Milk Protein Hydrolysates Segment by Application
2.4.1 Infant Nutrition
2.4.2 Sports Nutrition
2.4.3 Clinical Nutrition
2.4.4 Health Food
2.5 Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales by Application
2.5.1 Global Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sale Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.2 Global Milk Protein Hydrolysates Revenue and Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.3 Global Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sale Price by Application (2020-2025)
3 Global by Company
3.1 Global Milk Protein Hydrolysates Breakdown Data by Company
3.1.1 Global Milk Protein Hydrolysates Annual Sales by Company (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Milk Protein Hydrolysates Annual Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.1 Global Milk Protein Hydrolysates Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.2 Global Milk Protein Hydrolysates Revenue Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sale Price by Company
3.4 Key Manufacturers Milk Protein Hydrolysates Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Milk Protein Hydrolysates Product Location Distribution
3.4.2 Players Milk Protein Hydrolysates 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 Milk Protein Hydrolysates by Geographic Region
4.1 World Historic Milk Protein Hydrolysates Market Size by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.1 Global Milk Protein Hydrolysates Annual Sales by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Milk Protein Hydrolysates Annual Revenue by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.2 World Historic Milk Protein Hydrolysates Market Size by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.1 Global Milk Protein Hydrolysates Annual Sales by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Milk Protein Hydrolysates Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.3 Americas Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales Growth
4.4 APAC Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales Growth
4.5 Europe Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales Growth
4.6 Middle East & Africa Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales Growth
5 Americas
5.1 Americas Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales by Country
5.1.1 Americas Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales by Country (2020-2025)
5.1.2 Americas Milk Protein Hydrolysates Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
5.2 Americas Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales by Type (2020-2025)
5.3 Americas Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales by Application (2020-2025)
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales by Region
6.1.1 APAC Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales by Region (2020-2025)
6.1.2 APAC Milk Protein Hydrolysates Revenue by Region (2020-2025)
6.2 APAC Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales by Type (2020-2025)
6.3 APAC Milk Protein Hydrolysates 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 Milk Protein Hydrolysates by Country
7.1.1 Europe Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.2 Europe Milk Protein Hydrolysates Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
7.2 Europe Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales by Type (2020-2025)
7.3 Europe Milk Protein Hydrolysates 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 Milk Protein Hydrolysates by Country
8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Milk Protein Hydrolysates Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales by Type (2020-2025)
8.3 Middle East & Africa Milk Protein Hydrolysates 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 Milk Protein Hydrolysates
10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Milk Protein Hydrolysates
10.4 Industry Chain Structure of Milk Protein Hydrolysates
11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
11.1 Sales Channel
11.1.1 Direct Channels
11.1.2 Indirect Channels
11.2 Milk Protein Hydrolysates Distributors
11.3 Milk Protein Hydrolysates Customer
12 World Forecast Review for Milk Protein Hydrolysates by Geographic Region
12.1 Global Milk Protein Hydrolysates Market Size Forecast by Region
12.1.1 Global Milk Protein Hydrolysates Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.1.2 Global Milk Protein Hydrolysates 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 Milk Protein Hydrolysates Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
12.7 Global Milk Protein Hydrolysates Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
13 Key Players Analysis
13.1 Arla Foods Ingredients
13.1.1 Arla Foods Ingredients Company Information
13.1.2 Arla Foods Ingredients Milk Protein Hydrolysates Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.1.3 Arla Foods Ingredients Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.1.4 Arla Foods Ingredients Main Business Overview
13.1.5 Arla Foods Ingredients Latest Developments
13.2 FrieslandCampina Ingredients
13.2.1 FrieslandCampina Ingredients Company Information
13.2.2 FrieslandCampina Ingredients Milk Protein Hydrolysates Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.2.3 FrieslandCampina Ingredients Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.2.4 FrieslandCampina Ingredients Main Business Overview
13.2.5 FrieslandCampina Ingredients Latest Developments
13.3 Kerry
13.3.1 Kerry Company Information
13.3.2 Kerry Milk Protein Hydrolysates Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.3.3 Kerry Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.3.4 Kerry Main Business Overview
13.3.5 Kerry Latest Developments
13.4 Hilmar Cheese Company
13.4.1 Hilmar Cheese Company Company Information
13.4.2 Hilmar Cheese Company Milk Protein Hydrolysates Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.4.3 Hilmar Cheese Company Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.4.4 Hilmar Cheese Company Main Business Overview
13.4.5 Hilmar Cheese Company Latest Developments
13.5 NZMP
13.5.1 NZMP Company Information
13.5.2 NZMP Milk Protein Hydrolysates Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.5.3 NZMP Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.5.4 NZMP Main Business Overview
13.5.5 NZMP Latest Developments
13.6 Tatua
13.6.1 Tatua Company Information
13.6.2 Tatua Milk Protein Hydrolysates Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.6.3 Tatua Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.6.4 Tatua Main Business Overview
13.6.5 Tatua Latest Developments
13.7 Agropur
13.7.1 Agropur Company Information
13.7.2 Agropur Milk Protein Hydrolysates Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.7.3 Agropur Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.7.4 Agropur Main Business Overview
13.7.5 Agropur Latest Developments
13.8 AMCO Proteins
13.8.1 AMCO Proteins Company Information
13.8.2 AMCO Proteins Milk Protein Hydrolysates Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.8.3 AMCO Proteins Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.8.4 AMCO Proteins Main Business Overview
13.8.5 AMCO Proteins Latest Developments
13.9 Ingredia
13.9.1 Ingredia Company Information
13.9.2 Ingredia Milk Protein Hydrolysates Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.9.3 Ingredia Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.9.4 Ingredia Main Business Overview
13.9.5 Ingredia Latest Developments
13.10 Glanbia
13.10.1 Glanbia Company Information
13.10.2 Glanbia Milk Protein Hydrolysates Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.10.3 Glanbia Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.10.4 Glanbia Main Business Overview
13.10.5 Glanbia Latest Developments
13.11 Armor Protéines
13.11.1 Armor Protéines Company Information
13.11.2 Armor Protéines Milk Protein Hydrolysates Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.11.3 Armor Protéines Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.11.4 Armor Protéines Main Business Overview
13.11.5 Armor Protéines Latest Developments
13.12 Carbery
13.12.1 Carbery Company Information
13.12.2 Carbery Milk Protein Hydrolysates Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.12.3 Carbery Milk Protein Hydrolysates Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.12.4 Carbery Main Business Overview
13.12.5 Carbery Latest Developments
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
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