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Alternatives are no threat
US DAIRY CONSUMPTION DOES NOT DECREASE
January/February 2022 ¦ international-dairy.com · 43
Safe anti-caking ingredient
OMYA launches non-nano Omyafood 120
Omya has developed an anticaking
agent for safe and easy
powder handling and processing.
Omyafood 120 is based on
functionalized calcium carbonate
(FCC) particles that have undergone
a patented recrystallization
process to create a new mineral
composition and structure. The
advanced non-nano mineral offers
high porosity, high moisturebinding
capacity and reduced mechanical
interlocking. As such, it
provides a nano-free alternative
to traditional flow aids such as
silica, which have to be declared
as nano particles on the label.
Since the US Department of Agriculture started tracking
per-capita dairy consumption in the 1970s, US American
dairy consumption has grown for about 50 years,
resulting in a total growth of 21% since 1975. Corona has
pushed demand for butter, cheese and ice cream and
even liquid milk consumption, which had been declining
over the past 20 years, is now above pre-pandemic levels.
Despite the growing number of dairy alternatives,
dairy products are popular among consumers. 72% of
adults who consume dairy do so several times a week,
compared to 28% who say the same of non-dairy alternatives.
Older adults have the strongest preference for dairy,
with 80% of those of age +55 saying they consume dairy
foods or beverages multiple times per week, compared
to 66% of 18- to 34-year-olds and 73% of those 35- to
54-year-olds. This were the findings of a survey conducted
by the International Food Information Council last
April in the US. 10% of adults age +55 consume plantbased
alternatives multiple times a week, compared to
about one-third of younger people (34% of those 18 to
34 and 31% of those 35 to 54). Half of adults age +55
never consume non-dairy alternatives, standing in stark
contrast to just under 8% of 18- to 34-year-olds.
When the results are broken down, most Americans
prefer cheese made from dairy over plant-based versions.
74% said they always choose the dairy version of
cheese while 20% sometimes choose non-dairy.
Despite the growing number of dairy alternatives,
dairy products are popular among US consumers
(photo: Colourbox)
Omyafood 120 is a new
non-nano anti-caking agent
(photo: Omya)
/international-dairy.com
