en.Wedoany.com Reported - Capital is pouring in, listed companies continue to increase investment, and local governments are actively laying out plans—allulose is becoming a hot spot of significant interest in the sugar substitute industry. Recently, Baolingbao's annual production capacity of 20,000 tons of allulose smart factory expansion project was officially completed and put into operation, attracting widespread attention within the industry.
As a new generation of natural sugar substitute, allulose has achieved large-scale application in overseas markets such as Europe, America, Japan, and South Korea. Previously, due to domestic policy restrictions, the allulose production capacity of leading enterprises was mainly sold overseas. Since allulose was approved as a new food ingredient in 2025, industry enthusiasm has been rapidly ignited. Brands such as Master Kong, Uni-President, Mengniu, and Nayuki have launched related products, and Coca-Cola is also advancing its research and development. Baolingbao Chairman Wang Qiang introduced that after the expansion project is put into production, the company's total allulose production capacity will increase to 30,000 tons, joining the global first tier.
The overall industry has entered a phase of concentrated launch of 10,000-ton level production capacity. Leading enterprises such as Sanyuan Biology, Bailong Chuangyuan, and COFCO Technology are all building or have already put new capacity into operation. A relevant responsible person from the China Food Additives and Ingredients Association pointed out that allulose has a sweetness level of 70% of sucrose, with only 1/10 of its calories, does not raise blood sugar, and is a zero-calorie sugar substitute that participates in the Maillard reaction, making it usable in many fields such as baking and tea beverages. The procurement head of COFCO Coca-Cola stated that Coca-Cola is optimistic about the prospects of allulose and is advancing product development.
Currently, the domestic sugar-free beverage market is growing at an annual rate of over 20%, and the sugar substitute market exceeds 50 billion yuan. Brokerage research reports predict that the demand for allulose could exceed 300,000 tons by 2030. However, industry insiders caution that downstream product implementation takes 6 to 12 months, and current production costs are relatively high, making it mainly suitable for high-end consumption scenarios. Long-term planned production capacity is expected to be released in a concentrated manner by 2027, and the industry may face intensified competition and price pressure.
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