Plant Proteins (Other): Market Size & Forecast 2026

The global Plant Proteins (Other) category - encompassing pea, soy, rice, canola, fava bean, chickpea, lentil, and a tail of less-common isolates - sits at roughly USD 18.4 billion in 2025 (base year) and we forecast expansion toward USD 29.0 billion by 2032 at a 6.7% CAGR over 2026-2032. The category sits on a feedstock-anchored supply curve (yellow pea, soy, rice, canola) with a maturing alternative-protein demand pocket in sports nutrition (35%), plant-based meat (28%), and dairy alternatives (8%). Procurement is caught between fading tailwinds (2024-2025 saw more than 40 alt-protein casualties) and renewed tailwinds (functional foods, GLP-1 adjacent protein enrichment, pea cost-down vs. whey). > **Analyst Take.** Our view: the consensus 6.7% CAGR is the right headline but under-states the dispersion underneath. Pea protein will grow at 8-10% as it closes the cost gap with whey; soy i

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