Middle East And Africa Shortenings Market

Middle East and Africa Shortenings Market Size and Growth

Middle East and Africa Shortenings Market was worth USD 0.31 billion in 2022 and is estimated to be growing at a CAGR of 5.06%, to reach USD 0.4 billion by 2027

Middle East and Africa Shortenings Market Overview

Shortening can be defined as fats that are solid at room temperature. They are normally used in making pastries and other foods. Shortening is utilized in pastries that should not be elastic, like cake. Though butter is solid at room temperatures and frequently used in pastry making, the word "shortening" rarely refers to butter, but to margarine. Originally shortening referred to lard, but the discovery of margarine included it as well to the term. The water content in them is less, hence they can be fried easily without the fear of splattering. As shortenings need not be refrigerated and cheap to produce, they gained popularity in recent times as food production became increasingly industrialized. The Middle East and Africa Shortenings market is driven by factors like their favorable functioning properties, rising convenience food sector, and increasing usage of shortenings in bakery and confectionary foods among others. However, the market is constrained by factors like the risk of adverse health effects from it.

Middle East and Africa Shortenings Market Segmentation

on the basis of source

• vegetable

• animal segments

On the basis of variant

• cake/icing

• solid

• liquid

Based on application

• confectionery products

• bakery products

• snacks and savoury products

By key ingredient

• butter

• oil

• tallow

• lard 

Middle East and Africa Shortenings Market Regional Analysis

• UAE

• Israel

• KSA

• South Africa

• Egypt

The market in this region can be divided based on geography broadly into the Middle East and Africa. Factors such as the rising convenience food sector and usage of shortenings in bakery and confectioneries is expected to drive the market in the region.

Middle East and Africa Shortenings Market Keyplayers

1. Cargill

2. Bunge Limited

3. Conagra Brands

4. Wilmar International Limited

5. Archer Daniels Midland Company

6. International Foodstuff Company Holdings Limited (IFFCO)

7. Ventura Foods, LLC

8. Manildra Group 

9. AAK AB