Innova Market Insights data indicates a 12% average annual growth rate in food and beverage launches, including supplements with a pregnancy/breastfeeding claim, reflecting a rise in prenatal health products. Brands are increasingly innovating with bioavailable nutrients, eco-friendly sourcing and targeted formulations to support modern maternal health needs.

Sports nutrition is expanding beyond the needs of elite athletes and expands into a broader audience. Brands are launching products that are tailored for everyday life, which contain electrolytes, protein, vitamins and minerals. These products also have a format appropriate for everyday use.

Innova Market Insights data shows a 16% growth in human milk oligosaccharide (HMO) ingredients used in Baby & Toddler product launches from July 2019 to June 2024, with a significant share in baby formula. HMO use is now expanding into other subcategories, including supplement NPD.

Innova Market Insights data indicates that supplements with brain-mood health claims grew 16% on average annually from July 2019 to June 2024. The leading subcategory for these launches was Botanical/Herbal Supplements, with a 31% share in NPD from July 2023 to June 2024. The fastest-growing brain-mood health claims were in hair, skin and nail supplements, with 104% growth in five years.  

Innova Market Insights data indicates that there has been a significant increase in the launch of women’s specialty supplements containing probiotic and prebiotic ingredients, with a 23% growth from July 2019 to June 2024. Lactobacillus rhamnosus was the most used probiotic, appearing in 34% of these launches. However, the fastest-growing trend is using Lactobacillus plantarum in women’s health supplements.

According to Innova Market Insights data, the Supplements & Sports Nutrition categories with a plant-based claim had an average annual growth of 12% from July 2019 to June 2024. Globally, 61% of these product launches were in the Supplements category, which also recorded the fastest growth, with a 19% increase over the five years. Notably, plant-based sports supplements experienced a 63% growth during the same period.

Innova Market Insights data indicates that from July 2023 to June 2024, 79% of global infant nutrition launches, particularly baby formula/milk, featured probiotic ingredients. Bifidobacterium lactis was included in 40% of these launches, while 19% contained Bifidobacterium lactis BB-12. Digestive/gut health claims were this sector’s leading focus for new product development.

According to the data from Innova Market Insights, between April 2019 and March 2024, 81% of CBD launches in the supplement category were botanical and herbal supplements. However, the most significant increase in CBD ingredient use was observed in melatonin supplements, which grew by 73%. Additionally, 44% of these supplements featured a brain-mood health claim, while the fastest growth was seen in sexual health supplements.

Consumer demand for natural and healthier products drives the sports nutrition and supplements industry to embrace natural ingredients. This includes a wide range of plant extracts, vitamins, minerals, and natural preservatives, all contributing to a cleaner, more health-conscious and sustainable lifestyle.