Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) Market Trends

Growth Drivers

• Increase in Unhealthy Eating Habits - Unhealthy eating practices encompass undereating or overeating, not getting enough of the essential nutrients we need every day, or taking an excessive amount of low-fiber, high-fat, and sugar-containing foods and beverages. Such kind of food items deliver more harm to our overall health and even increases the death toll.
  The surge in unhealthy eating habits has been increasing the tendency to consume DHA as dietary supplements to get the required amount of essential nutrients for overall health, which is projected to fuel market growth. According to a global report, in 2021, nearly 49% of people ate either too little or too much.

• Rising Disposable Income – Disposable income naturally leads to a growth in consumption. Based on Bureau of Economic Analysis data, by March 2022, personal income and disposable personal income (DPI) in the United States climbed by 107.2 billion and USD 89.7 billion respectively.

Challenges

• Associated Side Effects of Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) - Though DHA is safe and very beneficial for the overall health of a person. But still, some rising side effects of DHA comprising headache, bad breath, bad taste, bloating, and so on are anticipated to limit people from consuming products containing docosahexaenoic acid. Moreover, taking DHA in the form of fish oil can also have a variety of side effects, such as heartburn, and nausea. Hence, this factor is anticipated to dampen the market growth over the projected time frame.

• Unstable Supply of Raw Materials

• High Cost of Concentrated DHA