The gluten-free market will reach $6.6 billion by 2017

According to the latest
Packaging
, the gluten-free food and beverage market continued to grow more than expected, reaching $

42
billion at the end of 2012. While growth will slow due to the awakening of market expansion, U.S. gluten
-free food and beverage sales will exceed $
66
billion by
2017
according to the U.S. Gluten-Free Food and Drink report, the
gluten-free
division experienced a compound annual growth rate of
28%
between
2008 and
2012, while snack bars
/
bars led
15% of total
sales in that category.more and more people
diagnosed with
celiac disease and food allergies
;
patients, health care
-employed
people and the general population
are becoming more aware of such diseases
; and in
various
product categories,
the suitability of
for more and better products, and there is a trend in
to support
because
friends and family
eat
gluten-free
foods, which
is one of the factors that stimulate
the continued expansion of the market."

,

18
% of adults bought or consumed gluten-free foods, up from
15
% in 10
201
0. In addition, the number of consumers who regularly buy gluten-free products has skyrocketed, doubling the overall number of people who buy more gluten-free foods.

, research director of Packaging
Facts
, said: "The main motivation for buying these products is to believe that gluten-free products are the healthiest. ”