The medicinal and health care value of mushroom extract is outstanding and the global market is continuously expanding.
Mushroom extract is a substance obtained from mushrooms. Its main components include saponins, polysaccharides, etc. It can be applied in fields such as pharmaceuticals, health supplements, and functional foods. Mushrooms belong to a type of edible fungi and there are numerous varieties. They are currently the edible fungi with the largest scale of artificial cultivation and high production and sales volume. Edible mushrooms have a long history in China, dating back to the Warring States period. At present, the annual output and consumption of mushrooms in China are huge. In recent years, the research on the health care value of mushrooms has become increasingly in-depth, and the market demand for mushroom extract has grown rapidly.
Mushroom extract has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, endocrine regulation, and immune regulation effects, and has certain therapeutic effects in some chronic ulcer diseases and inflammatory conditions. It contains ergothioneine, which can enhance memory and learning concentration, and can slow down the decline of cognitive ability in the elderly. Mushroom extract has the effects of relieving stress, stabilizing emotions, and anti-depression. In 2019, it was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use in the treatment of patients with depression.
According to the research report released by New View Industry Research Center, medicinal and health care value is prominent, and the global market is growing rapidly. In 2021, the global market size of medicinal mushroom extract was approximately 415.32 million US dollars. Globally, the market awareness of mushroom extract in the United States is higher, and the demand for related health care products has grown rapidly. In 2021, the market size of health care products in the United States made mainly from mushroom extract was approximately 21.3 million US dollars, with a year-on-year growth rate of about 45%.
A new industry analyst from Newview Research said that a research team from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in the United States found that the active xylose-related compounds in mushroom extracts can help the immune system eliminate human papillomavirus infections. This will further drive the growth of the global market demand for mushroom extract products. It is expected that the global medicinal mushroom extract market will grow at an average annual compound growth rate of around 6.8% from 2022 to 2027, and the market size will exceed 615.9 million US dollars by 2027.
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