Plant-Based Milk

Maintaining the largest share in plant-based foods, plant-based milk alternatives have reached $3.1 billion in U.S. sales as the category propels forward with innovation. Brands are leveraging oat milk’s popularity with an array of products including oat milk lattes and creamers, chocolate bars, gelato, and yogurt. Consumer interest in plant protein and sustainability has put upcycled barley in the spotlight with barley milk launches from Golden Wing and Airship.

Trendsetters: Gelato Boy, Verve Coffee, Golden Wing, H!P Chocolate, Airship Coffee

Alternative Flours

Alternative flours are gaining traction in the baked goods, snack, and mixes space as consumers shift to grain-free options that contain added protein, fiber, and other nutrients. Innovative launches from Duncan Hines, Pamela’s Products, and Tutti Gourmet feature coconut flour, PeaTos’ Spicy Nacho Chips contain pulse flour, and Renewal Mill’s Matcha Chip Cookie Mix includes okara flour. Acorn, banana, and legume flours are projected to be the next up-and-coming alternative flour ingredients.

Trendsetters: Renewal Mill, Pamela’s Products, Tutti Gourmet, Duncan Hines, PeaTos

Seeds

Pumpkin, sunflower, hemp, chia, and flax seeds are emerging in plant-based products thanks to their unique taste profiles, versatility, and better-for-you benefits. Guud’s Athlete Fuel Modern Muesli contains pumpkin and flax seeds for sustained energy, Pear Basil Chia Juice by Pressed includes chia seeds for added potassium, and Laird Superfood’s Protein Bar features protein from peas, hemp seeds and pumpkin seeds along with adaptogens:
chaga and lion’s mane.

Trendsetters: guud, Pressed, Laird Superfood, Simple Mills, OWYN

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