Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

Study Goals and Objectives

Reasons for Doing This Study

Intended Audience

Scope of Report

Methodology and Information Sources

Analyst's Credentials

Related BCC Research Reports

Chapter 2 Summary and Highlights

Chapter 3 Market and Technology Background

Commercial Interests

Feed Fortification

Food Flavoring Agents

Specialty Uses

Dietary Needs

Biologic Value of Amino Acid Mixtures

Recommended Daily Allowance

Amino Acid Metabolism

Properties

Chemical Structure

Isolation and Analysis

Microbiological Assay

Chromatographic Separation

Production Technology

Extraction

Fermentation

Microbiological Processes

Chemical D Synthesis

Enzymatic Conversion

Regulation

Federal Drug Administration

U.S. Pharmacopoeia

Dietary Supplement and Non-Prescription Drug Consumer Protection Act

Chapter 4 Structure of the Industry and Its Competitive Aspects

Important Strategies

Major Manufacturers

New Capacity

Market Share

Market Forces

Global Market

China

Western Europe

U.S.

Asia-Pacific and Other

Latin America

Animal Feed Supplements

Phase Feeding

Animal Feed Regulation

International Regulation

Typical Animal Feed Product

Complete Protein Sources

New Amino Acid-based Feed Products

Amino Acid Research and Animal Nutrition

Summary of U.S. Market for Amino Acids used in Animal Feed

Poultry Feeds

Swine Feeds

Technical Factors

Phytase

High Corn Oil

Hydrolysates

Animal By-Products

Dairy and Beef Cattle Feeds

Sheep Feeds

Aquaculture

Pet Foods

Chapter 5 Methionine

Methionine

Methionine Applications and Consumption Patterns

Methionine Product Types and Comparative Nutritional Values

U.S. Methionine Market

Methionine Capacity and Manufacturers

Chapter 6 Lysine

Lysine

Consumption Patterns

U.S. Lysine Market

Lysine Capacity and Manufacturers

China and Feed

Chapter 7 Threonine

Threonine

Threonine Applications and Consumption Patterns

U.S. Threonine Market

Threonine Capacity and Manufacturers

Threonine Pricing

Chapter 8 Tryptophan

Tryptophan

Tryptophan Applications and Consumption Patterns

Tryptophan Regulations

Tryptophan Health Applications

Tryptophan as a Fat Fighter

U.S. Tryptophan Market

Tryptophan Capacity

Pricing

Chapter 9 Food Flavoring Agents

Food Flavoring Agents

U.S. Market for Food Flavorings

Chapter 10 Phenylalanine

Phenylalanine Applications and Consumption Patterns

Aspartame Artificial Sweeteners

Competitive Aspects of the Sweetener Market

Aspartame-Sweetened Products

Diet Beverage Aspartame Use

Diet Candy Market

Aspartame and Coffee

Problems with Aspartame

Pharmaceutical Uses of Phenylalanine

Aspartame in Europe

U.S. Phenylalanine Market

Phenylalanine Capacity and Manufacturers

Phenylalanine Pricing

Chapter 11 Glutamic Acid

Glutamic Acid Production Technology

Glutamic Acid Applications and Consumption Patterns

MSG Regulation

Chinese Restaurant Syndrome

FASEB Report on MSG

FDA Proposals for MSG

Dangers of MSG

Truth in Labeling Campaign

U.S. Glutamic Acid Market

Glutamic Acid Capacity and Manufacturers

Pricing

Chapter 12 Cysteine/Cystine

Cysteine/Cystine Applications and Consumption Patterns

Cysteine and Nutraceuticals

Cysteine/Cystine Production Technology

U.S. Cysteine/Cystine Market

Cysteine/Cystine Capacity and Manufacturers

Cysteine Pricing

Chapter 13 Aspartic Acid

Aspartic Acid Applications and Consumption Patterns

Aspartic Acid Copolymers

Aspartic Acid Production Technology

U.S. Aspartic Acid Market

Aspartic Acid Capacity and Manufacturers

Aspartic Acid Pricing

Chapter 14 Specialty Uses

Pharmaceutical Products

Chemical Intermediates

Cosmetics and Amino Acids

Photography and Amino Acids

Detergent and Amino Acids

Chapter 15 Glycine

Glycine

Glycine Applications

U.S. Glycine Market

Glycine Capacity and Manufacturers

Glycine Pricing

Chapter 16 Alanine

Alanine

Alanine Production Technology

Alanine Applications and Consumption Patterns

U.S. Alanine Market

Alanine Capacity and Manufacturers

Alanine Pricing

Chapter 17 Arginine

Arginine

Applications

U.S. Arginine Market

Arginine Capacity and Manufacturers

Arginine Pricing

Chapter 18 Proline

Proline

Proline Technology

U.S. Proline Market

Proline Capacity and Manufacturers

Proline Pricing

Chapter 19 Leucine

Leucine

Leucine Applications and Consumption Patterns

Leucine Production Technology

U.S. Leucine Market

Leucine Capacity and Manufacturers

Leucine Pricing

Chapter 20 Valine

Valine

Valine Applications and Consumption Patterns

Valine Production Technology

U.S. Valine Market

Valine Capacity and Manufacturers

Valine Pricing

Chapter 21 Tyrosine

Tyrosine

Tyrosine Applications and Consumption Patterns

Tyrosine Production Technology

U.S. Tyrosine Market

Tyrosine Capacity and Manufacturers

Tyrosine Pricing

Chapter 22 Isoleucine

Isoleucine

Isoleucine Applications and Consumption Patterns

Isoleucine Production Technology

U.S. Isoleucine Market

Isoleucine Capacity and Manufacturers

Isoleucine Pricing

Chapter 23 Serine

Serine

Serine Applications and Consumption Patterns

Serine Production Technology

U.S. Serine Market

Serine Capacity and Manufacturers

Serine Pricing

Chapter 24 Asparagine

Asparagine Applications and Consumption Patterns

Asparagine Production Technology

U.S. Asparagine Market

Asparagine Capacity and Manufacturers

Asparagine Pricing

Chapter 25 Glutamine

Glutamine Applications and Consumption Patterns

Glutamine Production Technology

U.S. Glutamine Market

Glutamine Capacity and Manufacturers

Glutamine Pricing and Consumption

Chapter 26 Histidine

Histidine Applications

Histidine Production Technology

U.S. Histidine Market

Histidine Capacity and Manufacturers

Histidine Pricing

Chapter 27 Company Profiles

ADISSEO USA

AJINOMOTO AMINOSCIENCE LLC

AJINOMOTO CO.

AJINOMOTO FOOD INGREDIENTS LLC

AJINOMOTO HEARTLAND INC.

ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND CO.

CHINA NATIONAL BLUESTAR (GROUP) CO. LTD.

CJ CORP.

DAESANG CORP.

EVONIK DEGUSSA CORP.

FUFENG GROUP LTD.

GLOBAL BIOCHEM TECHNOLOGY GROUP

JINZHOU JIRONG AMINO ACID CO.

KYOWA HAKKO BIO

NIPPON SODA

NOVUS INTERNATIONAL INC.

SEKISUI MEDICAL CO. LTD.

SHOUGUANG JUNENG GROUP GOLDEN CORN CO. LTD.

SHOWA DENKO K.K.

SICHUAN TONGSHENG AMINO ACID CO.

SOLVAY RHODIA

SUMITOMO CHEMICAL CO. LTD.

TANABE USA INC.

VEDAN INTERNATIONAL LTD.

ZHEJIANG CHEMICALS IMPORT/EXPORT CORP.

EVONIK DEGUSSA USA

GLOBAL BIOCHEM TECHNOLOGY GROUP AMERICAS

Price of Methionine

Pricing

List of Tables

Summary Table : U.S. Amino Acid Market, by Application, Through 2022

Table 1 : Commercial Amino Acids by Use

Table 2 : U.S. Amino Acid Market, by Application, Through 2022

Table 3 : Global Amino Acid Market Shares, by Segment and Application, 2017

Table 4 : Protein Amino Acids

Table 5 : Major Commercial Applications

Table 6 : U.S. Market for Amino Acids, by Application and Specialty, Through 2022

Table 7 : Essential Amino Acids

Table 8 : Protein Values of Selected Foods

Table 9 : Chemical Structures of Amino Acids

Table 10 : Amino Acids, by Production Method

Table 11 : Amino Acid Production by Fermentation

Table 12 : USP Verified Amino Acid Products

Table 13 : Major Amino Acid Producers, 2017

Table 14 : Leading Producers of Amino Acid, by Type, 2017

Table 15 : Global Demand for Amino Acids, by Region, 2017

Table 16 : Global Demand for Amino Acids, by Region, 2022

Table 17 : U.S. Market for Amino Acids Used in Animal Feed, 2016-2022

Table 18 : Poultry Feed Compositions

Table 19 : Amino Acid Feed Compositions

Table 20 : U.S. Consumption of Methionine, Through 2022

Table 21 : U.S. Methionine Market, Through 2022

Table 22 : Global Methionine Market, by Region, 2017 and 2022

Table 23 : Methionine Manufacturers

Table 24 : Global Methionine Production Capacity, by Manufacturer, 2017

Table 25 : U.S. Consumption of Lysine in Animal Feeds, Through 2022

Table 26 : U.S. Lysine Market, Through 2022

Table 27 : Global Lysine Market, by Region, 2017 and 2022

Table 28 : Global Lysine Production Capacity, by Manufacturer, 2017

Table 29 : U.S. Threonine Market, Through 2022

Table 30 : Threonine Producers, 2017

Table 31 : Global Threonine Market, by Region, 2017 and 2022

Table 32 : Threonine Production Capacity, by Manufacturer, 2017

Table 33 : U.S. Tryptophan Market, Through 2022

Table 34 : Global Tryptophan Market, by Region, 2017 and 2022

Table 35 : Tryptophan Producers, 2017

Table 36 : U.S. Amino Acid Flavoring Agents Market, Through 2022

Table 37 : Global Amino Acid Flavoring Agents Market, by Region, 2017 and 2022

Table 38 : U.S. Phenylalanine Market, Through 2022

Table 39 : Global Phenylalanine Market, by Region, 2017 and 2022

Table 40 : Phenylalanine Producers, 2017

Table 41 : U.S. Glutamic Acid Market, Through 2022

Table 42 : Global Glutamic Acid Market, by Region, 2017 and 2022

Table 43 : Glutamic Acid Manufacturers, 2017

Table 44 : U.S. Cysteine Market, Through 2022

Table 45 : Global Cysteine Market, by Region, 2017 and 2022

Table 46 : Cysteine Producers, 2017

Table 47 : U.S. Aspartic Acid Market, Through 2022

Table 48 : Global Aspartic Acid Market, by Region, 2017 and 2022

Table 49 : Aspartic Acid Manufacturers, 2017

Table 50 : Amino Acids for Specialty Uses, 2017

Table 51 : Market Shares of Specialty Amino Acids, 2017

Table 52 : U.S. Market for Specialty Amino Acids, Through 2022

Table 53 : Global Specialty Amino Acids Market, by Region, 2017 and 2022

Table 54 : U.S. Glycine Market, Through 2022

Table 55 : Global Glycine Market, by Region, 2017 and 2022

Table 56 : Glycine Manufacturers, 2017

Table 57 : U.S. Alanine Market, Through 2022

Table 58 : Global Alanine Revenues, by Region, 2017 and 2022

Table 59 : Alanine Manufacturers, 2017

Table 60 : U.S. Arginine Market, Through 2022

Table 61 : Global Arginine Revenues, by Region, 2017 and 2022

Table 62 : Arginine Manufacturers, 2017

Table 63 : U.S. Proline Market, Through 2022

Table 64 : Global Proline Revenues, by Region, 2017 and 2022

Table 65 : Proline Manufacturers, 2017

Table 66 : U.S. Leucine Market, Through 2022

Table 67 : Global Leucine Market Market, by Region, 2017 and 2022

Table 68 : Leucine Manufacturers, 2017

Table 69 : U.S. Leucine Prices, 2017

Table 70 : U.S. Valine Market, Through 2022

Table 71 : Global Valine Market, by Region, 2017 and 2022

Table 72 : Valine Producers, 2017

Table 73 : U.S. Tyrosine Market, Through 2022

Table 74 : Global Tyrosine Market by Region, 2017 and 2022

Table 75 : Tyrosine Manufacturers, 2017

Table 76 : U.S. Isoleucine Market, Through 2022

Table 77 : Global Isoleucine Market by Region, 2017 and 2022

Table 78 : Isoleucine Manufacturers, 2017

Table 79 : U.S. Serine Market, Through 2022

Table 80 : Global Serine Market, by Region, 2017 and 2022

Table 81 : Serine Manufacturers, 2017

Table 82 : U.S. Asparagine Market, Through 2022

Table 83 : Global Asparagine Market by Region, 2017 and 2022

Table 84 : Asparagine Manufacturers, 2017

Table 85 : U.S. Glutamine Market, Through 2022

Table 86 : Global Glutamine Market, by Region, 2017 and 2022

Table 87 : Glutamine Manufacturers, 2017

Table 88 : U.S. Histidine Market, Through 2022

Table 89 : Global Histidine Market, by Region, 2017 and 2022

Table 90 : Histidine Manufacturers, 2017

List of Figures

Summary Figure : U.S. Amino Acids Market, by Application, 2016-2022

Figure 1 : U.S. Amino Acid Market, by Application, 2016-2022

Figure 2 : Regional Production of Amino Acids, 2017

Figure 3 : Manufacturer Market Shares of All Amino Acids, 2017

Figure 4 : U.S. Market for Amino Acids Used in Animal Feed, 2016-2022

Figure 5 : Market Shares of Methionine Consumption, 2017

Figure 6 : Market Shares of Lysine Consumption, by Feed Type, 2017

Figure 7 : Global Market Shares of Leading Lysine Producers, 2017

Figure 8 : U.S. Market Shares of Amino Acid Flavorants, 2017