Innova Market Insights’ 2022 Global New Product Introductions Report found that almonds remain the No.1 nut for global new product introductions. With 12,198 new products with almonds introduced globally in 2022, almonds are recovering from the COVID slowdown. Other key findings for 2022 are below:
- The top categories from new almond product introductions are confectionery, bakery, snacks, bars, cereals and dairy. These top six categories account for nearly 87% of total almond introductions.
- In general, introductions with almonds have a higher likelihood of health claims. Over 1 in 5 products with almonds feature a gluten-free claim specifically.
- Globally, almonds were the No.1 nut by a large margin among global nut introductions with plant-based, vegan and vegetarian claims.
