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Mesquite flour, also known as mesquite meal or algarroba, is prepared by collecting bean pods from mesquite tree, and subsequently drying, grinding, and milling them into flour. Mesquite flour is rich in proteins, amino acid lysine, and has low glycemic index. In addition, it contains other nutrients, which include calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, and zinc. This flour is used to prepare many food items, including tortillas, breads, pancakes, muffins, cookies, refreshing drinks, mesquite chocolates, candy, chips, and breakfast cereals to give a nutritious seasoning, light natural sweetness, and cinnamon-mocha-coconut aroma or nutty flavor to them. In addition, it is used as thickening agent in hot cereals, soups, puddings, and beverages. Moreover, a combination of mesquite flour and water can be used to make fizzy alcoholic beverages if the mixture is allowed for fermentation. Furthermore, it controls level of sugar in blood, improves immune system, and prevents migraines & headaches.
Increase in health consciousness among consumers coupled with numerous health benefits offered by mesquite flour is the key factor that drives the growth of the global mesquite flour market. However, significantly few forest plantings of mesquite trees and overexploitation of these tress for making furniture, firewood, and charcoal have considerably hampered the production of mesquite flour, which in turn is anticipated to restrain the growth of the mesquite market in the forthcoming years. On the contrary, inclination of consumers toward using organic ingredients in foods is likely to bolster the market growth in the future. Moreover, wheat flour has the tendency to get rancid that can be reduced by five times when 20% of mesquite flour is added to it, which is due to the antioxidant property of mesquite flour. Thus, addition of mesquite flour with other substitutes is projected to offer remunerative opportunities for the manufacturers to advertise this benefit.
The global mesquite flour market is segmented based on type, form, end user, distribution channel, and region. On the basis of type, the market is classified into raw and roasted. By form, it is bifurcated into organic and conventional. As per end user, it is categorized into households, food & beverages industry, and food service industry. Depending on distribution channel, it is segregated into direct/B2B and indirect channel/B2C. The indirect channel is further segmented into supermarkets/hypermarkets, convenience stores, discount stores, specialty stores, online stores, and others. Region wise, the market is analyzed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA.
The prominent players operating in the market include Casa de Mesquite, The San Xavier Cooperative Association, MRM-USA, Z Natural Foods, LLC, TERRASOUL SUPERFOODS., Zint LLC, and Alovitox.
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