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EU Sports Nutrition Market Outlook Q4 2026: Protein Ingredients Industry Report

Whey protein has turned while milk protein keeps climbing. See where the floor sits.

  • The protein complex: Whey and milk protein concentrates, isolates and the commodity whey stream, with the substitution economics between them.
  • Bullish and bearish drivers: Growing protein consumption and a milk protein market close to sold out, against new WPC80 supply and buyers who have not yet returned.
  • Per ingredient, into 2027: Dairy protein, eggs, cocoa and nuts, each with the Vesper outlook and our AI forecast side by side.
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The protein complex

Whey and milk protein concentrates, isolates and the commodity whey stream, with the substitution economics between them.

Bullish and bearish drivers

Growing protein consumption and a milk protein market close to sold out, against new WPC80 supply and buyers who have not yet returned.

Per ingredient, into 2027

Dairy protein, eggs, cocoa and nuts, each with the Vesper outlook and our AI forecast side by side.

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