The global Organic Whey Protein market size is predicted to grow from US$ 699 million in 2025 to US$ 992 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.0% from 2025 to 2031.
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Whey protein is one of the most effective proteins for athletes. It is mainly known for its high biological value, its high content of essential amino acids and its fast absorption capacity. The biological value provides information about the efficiency with which the nutritional proteins can be converted into the body’s own proteins. Whey protein has a biological value of 104 and thus the highest of all individual proteins.
Many vendors are encouraged to introduce new products, which in turn, increases their revenue flow and expand their customer base. Successful product launches also increases the market share and provide a competitive edge to the market. Growing popularity of vegan protein powders Vegans do not consume dairy products, butter or cheese, and animal products such as eggs and milk. There is an increase in the demand for vegan protein powders such as hemp protein and pea protein due to rise in the vegan population and rising health awareness.
The driving factors of the organic whey protein market mainly include:
1. Upgrading of health awareness: the transformation of consumption from "eating enough" to "eating well"
Explosion of high-end nutritional demand
With the growth of residents' income, consumers' requirements for food have been upgraded from "safety" to "natural + functional". Organic whey protein has become the first choice for middle- and high-income groups, fitness enthusiasts and mothers and infants due to its chemical-free and low-pollution characteristics.
Driven by the needs of specific groups
Sports nutrition market: The demand for fast-absorbing, high-branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) protein among fitness people has surged, and organic whey protein has become a core supplement due to its "high muscle-building efficiency and refreshing taste".
Silver economy and medical scenarios: The demand for low-fat and high-protein among the elderly and the immune regulation function of people recovering from surgery have promoted the application of organic whey protein in the field of medical special diets.
2. Policies and standards: injecting a shot of adrenaline into market regulation
Top-level design support
The "Healthy China 2030" plan clearly includes protein supplementation as a key development direction, and local governments encourage organic whey protein production companies to upgrade their technology through subsidies and tax incentives.
Local practice: Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang and other major milk-producing provinces have established organic pasture certification systems to improve quality control at the raw material end.
Improvement of the certification system
EU organic certification, US USDA organic standards and China's "organic product certification" form global trust endorsement, and companies improve product premium capabilities through dual certification (such as FDA+GMP).
3. Technological innovation: cost reduction, efficiency improvement and product iteration
Production process breakthrough
Membrane separation technology: Increase the purity of whey protein to more than 90%, while retaining active ingredients such as immunoglobulins.
Microencapsulation process: Solve the problem of easy oxidation of organic whey protein, extend the shelf life to 24 months, and reduce circulation losses.
Functional product development
Customization of sub-scenario: Launch a "low-calorie + collagen" formula for women, and develop a "high calcium + vitamin D" compound powder for the elderly.
Cross-border integration: Combined with probiotics and plant-based proteins, "animal and plant dual protein" products are launched to meet diversified needs.
4. Channel transformation: Online and offline integration accelerates penetration
The rise of e-commerce platforms
Live e-commerce (such as Douyin and Kuaishou) uses the "knowledge popularization + instant promotion" model to enable organic whey protein to reach the sinking market.
Gyms and nutrition stores provide one-stop services of "product trial + fitness guidance" to improve conversion rates.
5. Supply chain optimization: global layout and localized response
Transnational resource integration
Heading companies lock in high-quality milk sources and reduce the risk of raw material price fluctuations by acquiring overseas organic ranches (such as New Zealand and Australia).
6. Challenges and responses: opportunities in market differentiation
Competitive pressure from substitutes
Plant protein (such as pea protein) has seized part of the market with "zero lactose and low allergenicity", but whey protein still has advantages in amino acid ratio and absorption rate.
Corporate strategy: Emphasize the synergistic effect of "animal protein + plant protein" and launch hybrid products.
Consumer education costs
Reduce cognitive barriers and enhance trust through "ingredient transparency" labels (such as marking organic pasture coordinates and production batch traceability).
The growth of the organic whey protein market is the result of the resonance of healthy consumption upgrades, policy dividends, technological innovation and channel changes.
The “Organic Whey Protein Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Organic Whey Protein sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Organic Whey Protein sales for 2025 through 2031. With Organic Whey Protein sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Organic Whey Protein industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Organic Whey Protein 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 Organic Whey Protein portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Organic Whey Protein market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Organic Whey Protein 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 Organic Whey Protein.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Organic Whey Protein market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Organic Whey
Organic Protein
Segmentation by Application:
Nutraceutical
Food and Beverages
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.
Actus Nutrition
NOW Foods
Organic Valley
Organic Protein Company
Organic Whey
AlpenPower
Agropur Inc (Davisco)
Arla Foods Ingredients
Hilmar Cheese Company
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Organic Whey Protein market?
What factors are driving Organic Whey Protein market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Organic Whey Protein market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Organic Whey Protein 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 Organic Whey Protein Annual Sales 2020-2031
2.1.2 World Current & Future Analysis for Organic Whey Protein by Geographic Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Organic Whey Protein by Country/Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.2 Organic Whey Protein Segment by Type
2.2.1 Organic Whey
2.2.2 Organic Protein
2.3 Organic Whey Protein Sales by Type
2.3.1 Global Organic Whey Protein Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Global Organic Whey Protein Revenue and Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.3 Global Organic Whey Protein Sale Price by Type (2020-2025)
2.4 Organic Whey Protein Segment by Application
2.4.1 Nutraceutical
2.4.2 Food and Beverages
2.5 Organic Whey Protein Sales by Application
2.5.1 Global Organic Whey Protein Sale Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.2 Global Organic Whey Protein Revenue and Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.3 Global Organic Whey Protein Sale Price by Application (2020-2025)
3 Global by Company
3.1 Global Organic Whey Protein Breakdown Data by Company
3.1.1 Global Organic Whey Protein Annual Sales by Company (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Organic Whey Protein Sales Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Organic Whey Protein Annual Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.1 Global Organic Whey Protein Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.2 Global Organic Whey Protein Revenue Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Organic Whey Protein Sale Price by Company
3.4 Key Manufacturers Organic Whey Protein Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Organic Whey Protein Product Location Distribution
3.4.2 Players Organic Whey Protein 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 Organic Whey Protein by Geographic Region
4.1 World Historic Organic Whey Protein Market Size by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.1 Global Organic Whey Protein Annual Sales by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Organic Whey Protein Annual Revenue by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.2 World Historic Organic Whey Protein Market Size by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.1 Global Organic Whey Protein Annual Sales by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Organic Whey Protein Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.3 Americas Organic Whey Protein Sales Growth
4.4 APAC Organic Whey Protein Sales Growth
4.5 Europe Organic Whey Protein Sales Growth
4.6 Middle East & Africa Organic Whey Protein Sales Growth
5 Americas
5.1 Americas Organic Whey Protein Sales by Country
5.1.1 Americas Organic Whey Protein Sales by Country (2020-2025)
5.1.2 Americas Organic Whey Protein Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
5.2 Americas Organic Whey Protein Sales by Type (2020-2025)
5.3 Americas Organic Whey Protein Sales by Application (2020-2025)
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC Organic Whey Protein Sales by Region
6.1.1 APAC Organic Whey Protein Sales by Region (2020-2025)
6.1.2 APAC Organic Whey Protein Revenue by Region (2020-2025)
6.2 APAC Organic Whey Protein Sales by Type (2020-2025)
6.3 APAC Organic Whey Protein 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 Organic Whey Protein by Country
7.1.1 Europe Organic Whey Protein Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.2 Europe Organic Whey Protein Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
7.2 Europe Organic Whey Protein Sales by Type (2020-2025)
7.3 Europe Organic Whey Protein 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 Organic Whey Protein by Country
8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Organic Whey Protein Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Organic Whey Protein Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Organic Whey Protein Sales by Type (2020-2025)
8.3 Middle East & Africa Organic Whey Protein 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 Organic Whey Protein
10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Organic Whey Protein
10.4 Industry Chain Structure of Organic Whey Protein
11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
11.1 Sales Channel
11.1.1 Direct Channels
11.1.2 Indirect Channels
11.2 Organic Whey Protein Distributors
11.3 Organic Whey Protein Customer
12 World Forecast Review for Organic Whey Protein by Geographic Region
12.1 Global Organic Whey Protein Market Size Forecast by Region
12.1.1 Global Organic Whey Protein Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.1.2 Global Organic Whey Protein 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 Organic Whey Protein Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
12.7 Global Organic Whey Protein Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
13 Key Players Analysis
13.1 Actus Nutrition
13.1.1 Actus Nutrition Company Information
13.1.2 Actus Nutrition Organic Whey Protein Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.1.3 Actus Nutrition Organic Whey Protein Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.1.4 Actus Nutrition Main Business Overview
13.1.5 Actus Nutrition Latest Developments
13.2 NOW Foods
13.2.1 NOW Foods Company Information
13.2.2 NOW Foods Organic Whey Protein Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.2.3 NOW Foods Organic Whey Protein Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.2.4 NOW Foods Main Business Overview
13.2.5 NOW Foods Latest Developments
13.3 Organic Valley
13.3.1 Organic Valley Company Information
13.3.2 Organic Valley Organic Whey Protein Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.3.3 Organic Valley Organic Whey Protein Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.3.4 Organic Valley Main Business Overview
13.3.5 Organic Valley Latest Developments
13.4 Organic Protein Company
13.4.1 Organic Protein Company Company Information
13.4.2 Organic Protein Company Organic Whey Protein Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.4.3 Organic Protein Company Organic Whey Protein Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.4.4 Organic Protein Company Main Business Overview
13.4.5 Organic Protein Company Latest Developments
13.5 Organic Whey
13.5.1 Organic Whey Company Information
13.5.2 Organic Whey Organic Whey Protein Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.5.3 Organic Whey Organic Whey Protein Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.5.4 Organic Whey Main Business Overview
13.5.5 Organic Whey Latest Developments
13.6 AlpenPower
13.6.1 AlpenPower Company Information
13.6.2 AlpenPower Organic Whey Protein Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.6.3 AlpenPower Organic Whey Protein Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.6.4 AlpenPower Main Business Overview
13.6.5 AlpenPower Latest Developments
13.7 Agropur Inc (Davisco)
13.7.1 Agropur Inc (Davisco) Company Information
13.7.2 Agropur Inc (Davisco) Organic Whey Protein Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.7.3 Agropur Inc (Davisco) Organic Whey Protein Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.7.4 Agropur Inc (Davisco) Main Business Overview
13.7.5 Agropur Inc (Davisco) Latest Developments
13.8 Arla Foods Ingredients
13.8.1 Arla Foods Ingredients Company Information
13.8.2 Arla Foods Ingredients Organic Whey Protein Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.8.3 Arla Foods Ingredients Organic Whey Protein Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.8.4 Arla Foods Ingredients Main Business Overview
13.8.5 Arla Foods Ingredients Latest Developments
13.9 Hilmar Cheese Company
13.9.1 Hilmar Cheese Company Company Information
13.9.2 Hilmar Cheese Company Organic Whey Protein Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.9.3 Hilmar Cheese Company Organic Whey Protein Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.9.4 Hilmar Cheese Company Main Business Overview
13.9.5 Hilmar Cheese Company Latest Developments
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
*If Applicable.