1 Scope of the Report
1.1 Market Introduction
1.2 Years Considered
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Market Research Methodology
1.5 Research Process and Data Source
1.6 Economic Indicators
1.7 Currency Considered
1.8 Market Estimation Caveats
2 Executive Summary
2.1 World Market Overview
2.1.1 Global Food Irradiation Annual Sales 2018-2029
2.1.2 World Current & Future Analysis for Food Irradiation by Geographic Region, 2018, 2022 & 2029
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Food Irradiation by Country/Region, 2018, 2022 & 2029
2.2 Food Irradiation Segment by Type
2.2.1 Electron Beam Radiation
2.2.2 Gamma Radiation
2.2.3 X-Ray Radiation
2.3 Food Irradiation Sales by Type
2.3.1 Global Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
2.3.2 Global Food Irradiation Revenue and Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
2.3.3 Global Food Irradiation Sale Price by Type (2018-2023)
2.4 Food Irradiation Segment by Application
2.4.1 Food
2.4.2 Other
2.5 Food Irradiation Sales by Application
2.5.1 Global Food Irradiation Sale Market Share by Application (2018-2023)
2.5.2 Global Food Irradiation Revenue and Market Share by Application (2018-2023)
2.5.3 Global Food Irradiation Sale Price by Application (2018-2023)
3 Global Food Irradiation by Company
3.1 Global Food Irradiation Breakdown Data by Company
3.1.1 Global Food Irradiation Annual Sales by Company (2018-2023)
3.1.2 Global Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Company (2018-2023)
3.2 Global Food Irradiation Annual Revenue by Company (2018-2023)
3.2.1 Global Food Irradiation Revenue by Company (2018-2023)
3.2.2 Global Food Irradiation Revenue Market Share by Company (2018-2023)
3.3 Global Food Irradiation Sale Price by Company
3.4 Key Manufacturers Food Irradiation Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Food Irradiation Product Location Distribution
3.4.2 Players Food Irradiation Products Offered
3.5 Market Concentration Rate Analysis
3.5.1 Competition Landscape Analysis
3.5.2 Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2018-2023)
3.6 New Products and Potential Entrants
3.7 Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
4 World Historic Review for Food Irradiation by Geographic Region
4.1 World Historic Food Irradiation Market Size by Geographic Region (2018-2023)
4.1.1 Global Food Irradiation Annual Sales by Geographic Region (2018-2023)
4.1.2 Global Food Irradiation Annual Revenue by Geographic Region (2018-2023)
4.2 World Historic Food Irradiation Market Size by Country/Region (2018-2023)
4.2.1 Global Food Irradiation Annual Sales by Country/Region (2018-2023)
4.2.2 Global Food Irradiation Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2018-2023)
4.3 Americas Food Irradiation Sales Growth
4.4 APAC Food Irradiation Sales Growth
4.5 Europe Food Irradiation Sales Growth
4.6 Middle East & Africa Food Irradiation Sales Growth
5 Americas
5.1 Americas Food Irradiation Sales by Country
5.1.1 Americas Food Irradiation Sales by Country (2018-2023)
5.1.2 Americas Food Irradiation Revenue by Country (2018-2023)
5.2 Americas Food Irradiation Sales by Type
5.3 Americas Food Irradiation Sales by Application
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC Food Irradiation Sales by Region
6.1.1 APAC Food Irradiation Sales by Region (2018-2023)
6.1.2 APAC Food Irradiation Revenue by Region (2018-2023)
6.2 APAC Food Irradiation Sales by Type
6.3 APAC Food Irradiation Sales by Application
6.4 China
6.5 Japan
6.6 South Korea
6.7 Southeast Asia
6.8 India
6.9 Australia
6.10 China Taiwan
7 Europe
7.1 Europe Food Irradiation by Country
7.1.1 Europe Food Irradiation Sales by Country (2018-2023)
7.1.2 Europe Food Irradiation Revenue by Country (2018-2023)
7.2 Europe Food Irradiation Sales by Type
7.3 Europe Food Irradiation Sales by Application
7.4 Germany
7.5 France
7.6 UK
7.7 Italy
7.8 Russia
8 Middle East & Africa
8.1 Middle East & Africa Food Irradiation by Country
8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Food Irradiation Sales by Country (2018-2023)
8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Food Irradiation Revenue by Country (2018-2023)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Food Irradiation Sales by Type
8.3 Middle East & Africa Food Irradiation Sales by Application
8.4 Egypt
8.5 South Africa
8.6 Israel
8.7 Turkey
8.8 GCC Countries
9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
9.1 Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities
9.2 Market Challenges & Risks
9.3 Industry Trends
10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
10.1 Raw Material and Suppliers
10.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Food Irradiation
10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Food Irradiation
10.4 Industry Chain Structure of Food Irradiation
11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
11.1 Sales Channel
11.1.1 Direct Channels
11.1.2 Indirect Channels
11.2 Food Irradiation Distributors
11.3 Food Irradiation Customer
12 World Forecast Review for Food Irradiation by Geographic Region
12.1 Global Food Irradiation Market Size Forecast by Region
12.1.1 Global Food Irradiation Forecast by Region (2024-2029)
12.1.2 Global Food Irradiation Annual Revenue Forecast by Region (2024-2029)
12.2 Americas Forecast by Country
12.3 APAC Forecast by Region
12.4 Europe Forecast by Country
12.5 Middle East & Africa Forecast by Country
12.6 Global Food Irradiation Forecast by Type
12.7 Global Food Irradiation Forecast by Application
13 Key Players Analysis
13.1 Food Technology Service, Inc
13.1.1 Food Technology Service, Inc Company Information
13.1.2 Food Technology Service, Inc Food Irradiation Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.1.3 Food Technology Service, Inc Food Irradiation Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2018-2023)
13.1.4 Food Technology Service, Inc Main Business Overview
13.1.5 Food Technology Service, Inc Latest Developments
13.2 IONISOS SA
13.2.1 IONISOS SA Company Information
13.2.2 IONISOS SA Food Irradiation Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.2.3 IONISOS SA Food Irradiation Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2018-2023)
13.2.4 IONISOS SA Main Business Overview
13.2.5 IONISOS SA Latest Developments
13.3 ScanTech Sciences, Inc
13.3.1 ScanTech Sciences, Inc Company Information
13.3.2 ScanTech Sciences, Inc Food Irradiation Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.3.3 ScanTech Sciences, Inc Food Irradiation Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2018-2023)
13.3.4 ScanTech Sciences, Inc Main Business Overview
13.3.5 ScanTech Sciences, Inc Latest Developments
13.4 GRAY STAR, Inc
13.4.1 GRAY STAR, Inc Company Information
13.4.2 GRAY STAR, Inc Food Irradiation Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.4.3 GRAY STAR, Inc Food Irradiation Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2018-2023)
13.4.4 GRAY STAR, Inc Main Business Overview
13.4.5 GRAY STAR, Inc Latest Developments
13.5 STERIS
13.5.1 STERIS Company Information
13.5.2 STERIS Food Irradiation Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.5.3 STERIS Food Irradiation Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2018-2023)
13.5.4 STERIS Main Business Overview
13.5.5 STERIS Latest Developments
13.6 Nordion
13.6.1 Nordion Company Information
13.6.2 Nordion Food Irradiation Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.6.3 Nordion Food Irradiation Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2018-2023)
13.6.4 Nordion Main Business Overview
13.6.5 Nordion Latest Developments
13.7 SADEX Corporation
13.7.1 SADEX Corporation Company Information
13.7.2 SADEX Corporation Food Irradiation Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.7.3 SADEX Corporation Food Irradiation Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2018-2023)
13.7.4 SADEX Corporation Main Business Overview
13.7.5 SADEX Corporation Latest Developments
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
Table 1. Food Irradiation Annual Sales CAGR by Geographic Region (2018, 2022 & 2029) & ($ millions)
Table 2. Food Irradiation Annual Sales CAGR by Country/Region (2018, 2022 & 2029) & ($ millions)
Table 3. Major Players of Electron Beam Radiation
Table 4. Major Players of Gamma Radiation
Table 5. Major Players of X-Ray Radiation
Table 6. Global Food Irradiation Sales by Type (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 7. Global Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
Table 8. Global Food Irradiation Revenue by Type (2018-2023) & ($ million)
Table 9. Global Food Irradiation Revenue Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
Table 10. Global Food Irradiation Sale Price by Type (2018-2023) & (USD/Unit)
Table 11. Global Food Irradiation Sales by Application (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 12. Global Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Application (2018-2023)
Table 13. Global Food Irradiation Revenue by Application (2018-2023)
Table 14. Global Food Irradiation Revenue Market Share by Application (2018-2023)
Table 15. Global Food Irradiation Sale Price by Application (2018-2023) & (USD/Unit)
Table 16. Global Food Irradiation Sales by Company (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 17. Global Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Company (2018-2023)
Table 18. Global Food Irradiation Revenue by Company (2018-2023) ($ Millions)
Table 19. Global Food Irradiation Revenue Market Share by Company (2018-2023)
Table 20. Global Food Irradiation Sale Price by Company (2018-2023) & (USD/Unit)
Table 21. Key Manufacturers Food Irradiation Producing Area Distribution and Sales Area
Table 22. Players Food Irradiation Products Offered
Table 23. Food Irradiation Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2018-2023)
Table 24. New Products and Potential Entrants
Table 25. Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion
Table 26. Global Food Irradiation Sales by Geographic Region (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 27. Global Food Irradiation Sales Market Share Geographic Region (2018-2023)
Table 28. Global Food Irradiation Revenue by Geographic Region (2018-2023) & ($ millions)
Table 29. Global Food Irradiation Revenue Market Share by Geographic Region (2018-2023)
Table 30. Global Food Irradiation Sales by Country/Region (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 31. Global Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Country/Region (2018-2023)
Table 32. Global Food Irradiation Revenue by Country/Region (2018-2023) & ($ millions)
Table 33. Global Food Irradiation Revenue Market Share by Country/Region (2018-2023)
Table 34. Americas Food Irradiation Sales by Country (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 35. Americas Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Country (2018-2023)
Table 36. Americas Food Irradiation Revenue by Country (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
Table 37. Americas Food Irradiation Revenue Market Share by Country (2018-2023)
Table 38. Americas Food Irradiation Sales by Type (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 39. Americas Food Irradiation Sales by Application (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 40. APAC Food Irradiation Sales by Region (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 41. APAC Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Region (2018-2023)
Table 42. APAC Food Irradiation Revenue by Region (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
Table 43. APAC Food Irradiation Revenue Market Share by Region (2018-2023)
Table 44. APAC Food Irradiation Sales by Type (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 45. APAC Food Irradiation Sales by Application (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 46. Europe Food Irradiation Sales by Country (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 47. Europe Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Country (2018-2023)
Table 48. Europe Food Irradiation Revenue by Country (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
Table 49. Europe Food Irradiation Revenue Market Share by Country (2018-2023)
Table 50. Europe Food Irradiation Sales by Type (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 51. Europe Food Irradiation Sales by Application (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 52. Middle East & Africa Food Irradiation Sales by Country (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 53. Middle East & Africa Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Country (2018-2023)
Table 54. Middle East & Africa Food Irradiation Revenue by Country (2018-2023) & ($ Millions)
Table 55. Middle East & Africa Food Irradiation Revenue Market Share by Country (2018-2023)
Table 56. Middle East & Africa Food Irradiation Sales by Type (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 57. Middle East & Africa Food Irradiation Sales by Application (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Table 58. Key Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities of Food Irradiation
Table 59. Key Market Challenges & Risks of Food Irradiation
Table 60. Key Industry Trends of Food Irradiation
Table 61. Food Irradiation Raw Material
Table 62. Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
Table 63. Food Irradiation Distributors List
Table 64. Food Irradiation Customer List
Table 65. Global Food Irradiation Sales Forecast by Region (2024-2029) & (K Units)
Table 66. Global Food Irradiation Revenue Forecast by Region (2024-2029) & ($ millions)
Table 67. Americas Food Irradiation Sales Forecast by Country (2024-2029) & (K Units)
Table 68. Americas Food Irradiation Revenue Forecast by Country (2024-2029) & ($ millions)
Table 69. APAC Food Irradiation Sales Forecast by Region (2024-2029) & (K Units)
Table 70. APAC Food Irradiation Revenue Forecast by Region (2024-2029) & ($ millions)
Table 71. Europe Food Irradiation Sales Forecast by Country (2024-2029) & (K Units)
Table 72. Europe Food Irradiation Revenue Forecast by Country (2024-2029) & ($ millions)
Table 73. Middle East & Africa Food Irradiation Sales Forecast by Country (2024-2029) & (K Units)
Table 74. Middle East & Africa Food Irradiation Revenue Forecast by Country (2024-2029) & ($ millions)
Table 75. Global Food Irradiation Sales Forecast by Type (2024-2029) & (K Units)
Table 76. Global Food Irradiation Revenue Forecast by Type (2024-2029) & ($ Millions)
Table 77. Global Food Irradiation Sales Forecast by Application (2024-2029) & (K Units)
Table 78. Global Food Irradiation Revenue Forecast by Application (2024-2029) & ($ Millions)
Table 79. Food Technology Service, Inc Basic Information, Food Irradiation Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 80. Food Technology Service, Inc Food Irradiation Product Portfolios and Specifications
Table 81. Food Technology Service, Inc Food Irradiation Sales (K Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2018-2023)
Table 82. Food Technology Service, Inc Main Business
Table 83. Food Technology Service, Inc Latest Developments
Table 84. IONISOS SA Basic Information, Food Irradiation Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 85. IONISOS SA Food Irradiation Product Portfolios and Specifications
Table 86. IONISOS SA Food Irradiation Sales (K Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2018-2023)
Table 87. IONISOS SA Main Business
Table 88. IONISOS SA Latest Developments
Table 89. ScanTech Sciences, Inc Basic Information, Food Irradiation Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 90. ScanTech Sciences, Inc Food Irradiation Product Portfolios and Specifications
Table 91. ScanTech Sciences, Inc Food Irradiation Sales (K Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2018-2023)
Table 92. ScanTech Sciences, Inc Main Business
Table 93. ScanTech Sciences, Inc Latest Developments
Table 94. GRAY STAR, Inc Basic Information, Food Irradiation Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 95. GRAY STAR, Inc Food Irradiation Product Portfolios and Specifications
Table 96. GRAY STAR, Inc Food Irradiation Sales (K Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2018-2023)
Table 97. GRAY STAR, Inc Main Business
Table 98. GRAY STAR, Inc Latest Developments
Table 99. STERIS Basic Information, Food Irradiation Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 100. STERIS Food Irradiation Product Portfolios and Specifications
Table 101. STERIS Food Irradiation Sales (K Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2018-2023)
Table 102. STERIS Main Business
Table 103. STERIS Latest Developments
Table 104. Nordion Basic Information, Food Irradiation Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 105. Nordion Food Irradiation Product Portfolios and Specifications
Table 106. Nordion Food Irradiation Sales (K Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2018-2023)
Table 107. Nordion Main Business
Table 108. Nordion Latest Developments
Table 109. SADEX Corporation Basic Information, Food Irradiation Manufacturing Base, Sales Area and Its Competitors
Table 110. SADEX Corporation Food Irradiation Product Portfolios and Specifications
Table 111. SADEX Corporation Food Irradiation Sales (K Units), Revenue ($ Million), Price (USD/Unit) and Gross Margin (2018-2023)
Table 112. SADEX Corporation Main Business
Table 113. SADEX Corporation Latest Developments
List of Figures
Figure 1. Picture of Food Irradiation
Figure 2. Food Irradiation Report Years Considered
Figure 3. Research Objectives
Figure 4. Research Methodology
Figure 5. Research Process and Data Source
Figure 6. Global Food Irradiation Sales Growth Rate 2018-2029 (K Units)
Figure 7. Global Food Irradiation Revenue Growth Rate 2018-2029 ($ Millions)
Figure 8. Food Irradiation Sales by Region (2018, 2022 & 2029) & ($ Millions)
Figure 9. Product Picture of Electron Beam Radiation
Figure 10. Product Picture of Gamma Radiation
Figure 11. Product Picture of X-Ray Radiation
Figure 12. Global Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Type in 2022
Figure 13. Global Food Irradiation Revenue Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
Figure 14. Food Irradiation Consumed in Food
Figure 15. Global Food Irradiation Market: Food (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Figure 16. Food Irradiation Consumed in Other
Figure 17. Global Food Irradiation Market: Other (2018-2023) & (K Units)
Figure 18. Global Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Application (2022)
Figure 19. Global Food Irradiation Revenue Market Share by Application in 2022
Figure 20. Food Irradiation Sales Market by Company in 2022 (K Units)
Figure 21. Global Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Company in 2022
Figure 22. Food Irradiation Revenue Market by Company in 2022 ($ Million)
Figure 23. Global Food Irradiation Revenue Market Share by Company in 2022
Figure 24. Global Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Geographic Region (2018-2023)
Figure 25. Global Food Irradiation Revenue Market Share by Geographic Region in 2022
Figure 26. Americas Food Irradiation Sales 2018-2023 (K Units)
Figure 27. Americas Food Irradiation Revenue 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 28. APAC Food Irradiation Sales 2018-2023 (K Units)
Figure 29. APAC Food Irradiation Revenue 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 30. Europe Food Irradiation Sales 2018-2023 (K Units)
Figure 31. Europe Food Irradiation Revenue 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 32. Middle East & Africa Food Irradiation Sales 2018-2023 (K Units)
Figure 33. Middle East & Africa Food Irradiation Revenue 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 34. Americas Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Country in 2022
Figure 35. Americas Food Irradiation Revenue Market Share by Country in 2022
Figure 36. Americas Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
Figure 37. Americas Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Application (2018-2023)
Figure 38. United States Food Irradiation Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 39. Canada Food Irradiation Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 40. Mexico Food Irradiation Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 41. Brazil Food Irradiation Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 42. APAC Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Region in 2022
Figure 43. APAC Food Irradiation Revenue Market Share by Regions in 2022
Figure 44. APAC Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
Figure 45. APAC Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Application (2018-2023)
Figure 46. China Food Irradiation Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 47. Japan Food Irradiation Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 48. South Korea Food Irradiation Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 49. Southeast Asia Food Irradiation Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 50. India Food Irradiation Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 51. Australia Food Irradiation Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 52. China Taiwan Food Irradiation Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 53. Europe Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Country in 2022
Figure 54. Europe Food Irradiation Revenue Market Share by Country in 2022
Figure 55. Europe Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
Figure 56. Europe Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Application (2018-2023)
Figure 57. Germany Food Irradiation Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 58. France Food Irradiation Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 59. UK Food Irradiation Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 60. Italy Food Irradiation Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 61. Russia Food Irradiation Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 62. Middle East & Africa Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Country in 2022
Figure 63. Middle East & Africa Food Irradiation Revenue Market Share by Country in 2022
Figure 64. Middle East & Africa Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Type (2018-2023)
Figure 65. Middle East & Africa Food Irradiation Sales Market Share by Application (2018-2023)
Figure 66. Egypt Food Irradiation Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 67. South Africa Food Irradiation Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 68. Israel Food Irradiation Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 69. Turkey Food Irradiation Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 70. GCC Country Food Irradiation Revenue Growth 2018-2023 ($ Millions)
Figure 71. Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Food Irradiation in 2022
Figure 72. Manufacturing Process Analysis of Food Irradiation
Figure 73. Industry Chain Structure of Food Irradiation
Figure 74. Channels of Distribution
Figure 75. Global Food Irradiation Sales Market Forecast by Region (2024-2029)
Figure 76. Global Food Irradiation Revenue Market Share Forecast by Region (2024-2029)
Figure 77. Global Food Irradiation Sales Market Share Forecast by Type (2024-2029)
Figure 78. Global Food Irradiation Revenue Market Share Forecast by Type (2024-2029)
Figure 79. Global Food Irradiation Sales Market Share Forecast by Application (2024-2029)
Figure 80. Global Food Irradiation Revenue Market Share Forecast by Application (2024-2029)
※参考情報 食品照射は、食品を放射線で照射する技術であり、これによって食品の保存性や安全性を向上させることを目的としています。具体的には、微生物の殺菌、害虫の駆除、熟成促進など、さまざまな効果を持っています。この技術は、1940年代に初めて実用化されて以来、多くの国で研究が進められ、現在では商業的にも広く利用されています。 まず、食品照射の定義について説明します。食品照射とは、特定の波長の放射線を食品に照射することによって、その性質を変化させる手法です。特に、紫外線、γ(ガンマ)線、電子線(EB線)などの放射線が用いられます。食品が放射線にさらされることで、微生物や害虫が死滅し、食品の劣化を防ぐことができます。また、放射線は食品の栄養素に大きな影響を与えることなく、保存性を向上させることができるため、非常に注目されています。 次に、食品照射の特徴について説明します。食品照射は、主に以下のような特徴を持っています。まず一つ目は、安全性です。食品照射は、適切な条件下で行われた場合、人間の健康に対するリスクが非常に低いとされています。多くの国では、食品照射の安全性が評価され、関連する規制が整備されています。また、食品照射は、化学薬品や保存料を使わずに食品の保存性を高める手段となります。 二つ目は、環境への配慮です。食品照射では、化学薬品を使用しないため、環境への負担が軽減されます。また、廃棄物の削減にも寄与することができます。食品の劣化や腐敗を防ぐことで、廃棄される食品の量を減少させることができます。 三つ目は、食品の風味や栄養価を保ちながら保存性を向上させることができる点です。食品照射は、加熱処理や化学薬品の使用に比べて、食品の味や栄養素をあまり損なわないため、消費者にとっても魅力的です。 次に、食品照射の種類についてですが、主に以下の3つの方法があります。まず、γ線照射です。これは、放射性同位元素(コバルト-60やセシウム-137など)を使って放射線を発生させ、その放射線を食品に照射する方法です。γ線照射は、深部まで照射できるため、大きな食品や製品に適しています。 次に、電子線(EB線)照射です。これは、加速器を用いて高エネルギーの電子を生成し、それを食品に照射する方法です。ED線照射は、比較的短時間で高い効果を発揮することができるため、加工食品などのスピード加工に向いています。 最後に、X線照射です。X線は、医療分野でよく使用されている放射線であり、食品の保存にも利用されていますが、γ線や電子線に比べると利用は限定的です。 食品照射の用途は非常に広範囲にわたります。まず、保存性の向上です。主に生鮮食品や加工食品に対して効果があります。たとえば、肉や魚は腐敗しやすいため、食品照射によって微生物を殺菌し、鮮度を保つことができます。また、果物や野菜に照射することで、保存期間を延ばし、流通の効率を向上させることも可能です。 さらに、害虫駆除も重要な用途です。輸入食品や農産物には、害虫が繁殖するリスクがあります。食品照射によって、こうした害虫を効果的に駆除し、安全な食品供給を実現することができます。 また、照射による熟成促進もあります。特定の食品においては、照射によって熟成が促進され、風味や食感が向上することがあります。例えば、肉の熟成においては、照射が効果的に作用することが報告されています。 関連技術としては、食品照射以外にも、食材加工におけるさまざまな方法があります。例えば、冷凍技術や高温加熱技術、真空包装などがありますが、これらはそれぞれ異なる特性や目的を持っています。食品照射とこれらの技術を組み合わせることで、さらに効果的な食品保存が可能となります。 最後に、食品照射に関する問題点も指摘されることがあります。放射線という特性上、安全性への懸念が残るため、消費者への理解促進や教育が重要です。また、食品照射に対する規制が国によって異なるため、市場での普及に課題があることも事実です。 このように、食品照射は食品の安全性と品質を向上させるための有効な手段として注目されており、今後のさらなる研究とその実用化に期待が寄せられています。食品業界において、その利用が進むことで、安全で高品質な食品を消費者に提供することが可能になるでしょう。 |