Taiwan: New Consumers Embrace Plant-based Trends in Taiwan

  |   Attaché Report (GAIN)   |   TW2022-0013

As the world’s third largest vegetarian market with an increasing flexitarian population, Taiwan bodes well for the ingredients that address low fat, high fiber, and plant-based protein. The plant-based market in Taiwan is valued at US$22 billion, attracting numerous traditional food manufacturers to rev up new food product developments. It provides tremendous opportunities to the U.S. food and ingredients that resonate with this trendy lifestyle, including not just fresh fruit and vegetables, but also dried beans, peas, lentils, tree nuts, soy flour, and many more.

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