NISIN MARKET STUDY PHASE I: Current Commercial Bacteriocin Market Characteristics

This report provides a background analysis of the market for nisin and other commercially available antimicrobial food additives. The report concludes that there is a potential role for a new U.S.-based entity to compete with a nisin product that is cost-competitive or provides quality guarantees to satisfy U.S. buyers who have tight specifications for ingredient sourcing and food safety and quality oversight. Acknowledgements The research reported here was conducted under contract for the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA). Thanks are due to Dr. Shulin Chen for providing information on research at Washington State University related to the utilization of distiller solubles as nutrient supplements in the production of nisin. Thanks are also due to Richard Glass and Nathan Fields of the NCGA for their support. The analysis and conclusions provided herein should be treated as confidential. The Texas Agribusiness Market Research Center (TAMRC) has been providing timely, unique, and professional research on a wide range of issues relating to agricultural and agribusiness markets and products of importance to Texas and the nation for thirty-five years. TAMRC is a market research service of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. The main TAMRC objective is to conduct research leading to expanded and more efficient markets for Texas and U.S. agricultural and food products. Major TAMRC research divisions include International Market Research, Consumer and Product Market Research, Commodity Market Research, and Contemporary Market Issues Research. NISIN MARKET STUDY Phase I: Current Commercial Bacteriocin Market Characteristics