Apr 20, 2026

Encounter Functional Carbohydrates in Foodaily Annual Consumption Scenarios

From April 15 to 17, the 2026 Foodaily Global Food & Beverage Innovation Expo kicked off in Wuxi, China.As an expert in full-category functional carbohydrate solutions, Baolingbao Co., Ltd. made a high-profile appearance with a full range of functional ingredients.With five core matrices: prebiotics, dietary fiber, sugar substitute sweeteners, modified starch and DHA, it has been fully integrated into the 2026 Top Ten Annual Consumption Scenarios grandly released by Foodaily.It demonstrates to the industry how functional carbohydrates serve as the "underlying support" for healthy food innovation.

At this exhibition, two star ingredients of Baolingbao, Allinkle Allulose and Supmos Human Milk Oligosaccharides, were successfully selected for the Super Ingredients Zone.With core values such as sugar reduction, intestinal protection and nutritional fortification, they have become the benchmark of healthy ingredients attracting wide attention at the exhibition.

Foodaily Top 10 Annual Consumption Scenarios: Four Levels of Progressive Health Needs, Full Penetration of Functional Carbohydrates

During the conference, Foodaily Daily Food grandly released the 2026 Top Ten Annual Consumption Scenarios.Including Professional Special Care, Daily Nutritional Nourishment, Safe Home Cooking, Full Brain Power, Relaxing Healing, Harmonious Gifting, Flavor Exploration, Vibrant Interests, Rational Body Shaping and Radiant Glow.Based on the four driving forces: Basic Health → Psychological Abundance → Emotional Connection → Self-Value, it dissects the golden track of food healthification and functionalization.And functional carbohydrates are the core solutions running through all scenarios.

I. Foundational Health Consolidation: Professional Special Care × Daily Nutritional Diet, Precisely Safeguarding the Entire Life Cycle

1. Professional Special Care | Customized Precision Nutrition Covering Infants, the Elderly and Special Groups

Focusing on four major groups: growth protection, function stabilization, pathological intervention and stage adaptation, functional carbohydrates have become the "safe cornerstone" of special nutrition:

Infant & Toddler Complementary Food: High-altitude organic quinoa + DHA + prebiotic fiber, low in sugar and high in fiber to support intestinal development;
For toddlers aged 2 and above, fruit puree is added with prebiotics + β-glucan to dual-enhance immunity and intestinal health.
Middle-Aged and Elderly Care: Asahi care meals are added with resistant dextrin to supplement dietary fiber, with scientifically graded texture suitable for swallowing needs.
Clean-Label Children’s Snacks: Prebiotic fiber lollipops with no extra additives to meet the demand for healthy snacks.

Organic combination of low sugar, high fiber and DHA to protect children’s intestinal development

Children’s complementary food added with prebiotics and fiber

Children’s fruit puree added with prebiotic fiber to maintain intestinal health

Care meals added with resistant dextrin to meet fiber content requirements

Adding prebiotics to children’s products also meets clean-label claims

2. Daily Nutritional Diet | Invisible Health Preservation, Integrating Health into Daily Three Meals：

In the post-pandemic era, disease prevention has become a national consensus, and high fiber, low sugar and prebiotics have become daily essentials:

Condiment Upgrade: Low-sugar black vinegar added with fructooligosaccharides, enabling health preservation even in light meal seasoning.
Beverage Innovation: OATLY high-fiber oat milk contains polydextrose; [Cycle.me](Cycle.me) dietary fiber water adds 5.6g of fiber per bottle, providing nutrition simply by drinking water.
Snack & Bakery Restructuring: High-protein soft candies use isomaltose oligosaccharide + soluble corn fiber;Fibee waffles are added with fermentable dietary fiber to protect intestinal health from the inside out;Clean-label brownies with tapioca fiber are friendly to fitness groups.

Low-sugar vinegar added with fructooligosaccharides

High-fiber oat milk added with polydextrose

Mineral water containing dietary fiber

Fruit and vegetable juices beneficial to intestinal health

High-protein soft candies added with isomaltose oligosaccharide and soluble corn fiber

Waffles added with "fermentable dietary fiber"

Clean-label brownies added with tapioca fiber

II. Abundant Mental Resources: Peaceful Cooking × Full Mental Energy × Relaxing Healing, Dual Satisfaction of Efficiency & Comfort

3. Peaceful Cooking | Efficiency + Safety, Improving Dining Table Quality

Prepared meals have entered a period of trust reshaping, and consumers pursue safe ingredients, balanced nutrition and convenient operation:

Exclusive for Picky-Eating Children: High-concentration tasteless nutritional powder added with resistant dextrin for invisible fiber supplementation,15 vitamins and minerals are easily integrated into main meals to solve nutritional deficiencies caused by picky eating.

Nutritional powder specially developed for picky-eating children, added with resistant dextrin to supplement dietary fiber

4. Full Mental Energy | Fighting Brain Fog, Sustaining Long-Lasting Concentration

Mental exhaustion is common among office workers and students, requiring gentle, non-stimulating mental energy solutions:

Afternoon Recharge Snacks: Plant protein + postbiotics + allulose, low in calories for stable energy, quick recovery at 3 PM and bid farewell to brain fog.

Combination of allulose and other energy substances for afternoon recharge and energy supplement.

5. Relaxing Healing | Comforting Body and Mind, Light Emotional Replenishment

In a fast-paced life, solo healing and sensory satisfaction have become essential needs, and foods with rich texture and sufficient energy undertake emotional value:

Texture Healing Snacks: Sanko Seika Cheese Almond Rice Crackers with balanced triple texture;7-Eleven popular chocolate soft cookies satisfy taste buds and relieve stress.

III. Establishing Emotional Connections: Resonant Gifting × Flavor Exploration × Vibrant Interests, Connecting Like-Minded People and Sincere Intentions

6. Resonant Gifting | Light Expression + Focus on Sincerity, Healthy Gifting Becomes Mainstream

Gifting has shifted from festival-focused rituals to daily light expressions, and healthy and personalized gifts are more popular.

7. Flavor Exploration | Borderless Regional Flavors, Functional Upgrading of Traditional Tastes

Local flavors + health functions create dual hit products with cultural symbols and nutritional value.

8. Vibrant Interests | Connecting Communities, Functional Carbohydrates Adapt to Interest Scenarios

The rise of interest circles has spawned exclusive functional foods for sports, idol-chasing, outdoor and other scenarios：

Sports Nutrition: Styrkr Rice Bar contains 50g dual-source carbohydrates + electrolytes, easy to digest and long-lasting;
Skratch Labs Skratch Labs energy chews use erythritol, easy to swallow even during intense exercise.
Idol-Chasing Energy: Maruman energy supplements added with crystalline fructose for fast energy supply suitable for concerts and other highlight moments.

Energy bars powered by multiple carbohydrates

Erythritol and other carbohydrates used in sports nutrition foods/nutritional chews for easier chewing and swallowing during intense exercise

Fast energy supply supplements added with crystalline fructose designed for idol-chasing

9. Rational Body Shaping | Scientific Weight Control, Non-Extreme and Sustainable

Weight management has shifted from rapid weight loss to lifelong health investment, with low calories, high fiber and metabolism promotion as core demands:

Danone Japan Fat-Burning Yogurt: Formulated with patented BE80 probiotics + allulose to regulate intestinal health and enhance fat burning, Japan’s first functional yogurt of its kind.
Ready-to-Eat Protein Balls: High fiber + clean label, one bite for nutrition, a portable necessity for body shaping groups.

• Functional yogurt added with allulose to enhance fat burning

High-fiber, clean-label protein products

10. Radiant Glow | Internal Conditioning, Revitalizing Beauty

Beauty has shifted from external skin care to internal nourishment, with low sugar, high fiber and beauty ingredients working synergistically:

Beauty Soft Candies: Polydextrose + erythritol + liposomal VC, low in sugar and high in fiber for nutrition, topping the beauty rankings.
Low-Calorie Jelly: [Cycle.me](Cycle.me) dietary fiber jelly, naturally sweetened by allulose, one stick provides fiber equivalent to one lettuce, winning the Cosme Award.

Soft candies added with polydextrose and erythritol, low in sugar, rich in fiber and VC supplement

Low-calorie jelly added with natural dietary fiber and naturally sweetened by allulose

From precision nutrition in professional special care to invisible health in daily nutritional diet;From efficient replenishment for full mental energy to internal renewal for radiant glow,functional carbohydrates have penetrated every detail of the ten major consumption scenarios.

In the future, Baolingbao will continue to take biotechnology as the core, deeply cultivate innovation in functional carbohydrates,join hands with more partners to implement the functionalization of mass foods and the popularization of functional foods,and jointly explore new growth with the health food industry!

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