Nutrients and fluids used at medical institutions

Manufacturers

This report forecasts Japan's nutritional therapy market through FY2029. The market, which comprises nutrition formulas, liquid foods, and nutritional supplements, is undergoing a period of transformation driven by caregiver shortages in medical and nursing care settings as well as a shift toward home-based medical care. This multifaceted report covers institutional differences between pharmaceuticals and food products, the shift toward emphasizing oral nutritional support (ONS), and countermeasures against rising raw material costs. By examining major players' product strategies, R&D trends, and histories of market entry and exit, the report clarifies business opportunities and risks within the increasingly complex market environment. It provides data to support manufacturers' product development and strategic planning.

I   Market Analysis

1. Market Overview
   1) Status of Nutritional Therapy (Transfusion, Nutrition Formulas, Liquid Foods, and Nutrition Supplements)
   2) Market Overview for 2025
   3) Nutritional Therapy by NST (Nutrition Support Team)
   4) Nutritional Therapy for Older Persons
   5) Status of PEG (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy)
   6) Market Entrance and Withdrawal
   7) Changes in Institutional Systems that Affect the Market
2. Transition of Market Size (FY2020 to FY2024)
   1) Nutrition Formulas
   2) Liquid Foods
   3) Nutritional Supplements
3. Market Share by Manufacturer (FY2024)
   1) Nutrition Formulas
   2) Entire Liquid Foods Market
   3) Solid Liquid Foods
   4) Semi-Solid Liquid Foods for PEG
   5) Liquid Foods by Clinical Condition
   6) Slurry Liquid Foods
   7) Nutritional Supplements
4.  Market Breakdown (FY2024)
   1) By shape
   2) By product (by product name)
   3) By administration method or usage
   4) By clinical condition (by application)
   5) By location of use
   6) By container type
5. Trends of R&D, Production, Distribution and Sales at Manufacturers
   1) R&D
   2) Production
   3) Sales (Hospitals, Elderly Facilities)
   4) New channels (drugstores, supermarkets, mail orders)
6. List of Major Products
7. Trend of New Products
8. Product Trends
   1) Use difference between bag-type and paper-pack containers
   2) MCT (Medium Chain Triglycerides), ω−3, fatty acid
   3) Better taste/flavor
   4) Increase of texture-oriented products (solid food, jelly type)
   5) Fiber-contained products, lactose intolerance type (to prevent diarrhea as much as possible)
   6) High-calorie, high-protein, high-fat products
   7) Bed-sore/pressure-sore prevention products
   8) Food for dysphagia and swallowing difficulty
   9) Low-water-release types highly regarded in medical and nursing care settings
   10) Fluids by clinical condition
   11) Trace element formulated products
   12) PEG-specialized products (semi-solid type)
   13) Variable-viscosity liquid diet
   14) Smaller packaging
   15) Development of liquid foods using elemental diet/peptide
   16) Water-additive types
   17) Rehabilitation nutrition products
   18) Measures against frailty
   19) Responding to long-term users and ONS
   20) Utilization of lactic acid
9. Measures against Soaring Prices of Raw Materials and Influence
10. Sales Promotions (Utilizing Websites and Membership)
11. Trend of New Market Entry and Business Tie-Up
12. Trend of Users
13. Market Trend of Nutrition Taken at Home and Products for Home Usage
14.  Market Drivers and Barriers for Expansion
15.  Future Perspectives

II. Company Profiles (18 companies)

• Asahi Group Foods, Ltd.
• Abbott Japan LLC
• EA Pharma Co.,Ltd.
• EN Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
• Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Inc.
• KISSEI PHARMACEUTICAL CO.,LTD
• Kewpie Corporation
• Toasu Co.,Ltd.
• The Nisshin OilliO Group, Ltd.
• NUTRI Co.,Ltd.
• Nestlé Japan Ltd.
• Balance Co.Ltd.
• Foodcare Co.,Ltd.
• Healthy Food Co., Ltd.
• HOTEI FOODS CORPORATION
• Forica foods Co. Ltd
• Meiji Co., Ltd.
• MORINAGA MILK INDUSTRY CLINICO CO., LTD.