Vitamin A is a group of unsaturated nutritional organic compounds that includes retinol, retinal, retinoic acid, and several provitamin A carotenoids (most notably beta-carotene). Vitamin A has multiple functions: it is important for growth and development, for the maintenance of the immune system and good vision. Vitamin A is needed by the retina of the eye in the form of retinal, which combines with protein opsin to form rhodopsin, the light-absorbing molecule necessary for both low-light (scotopic vision) and color vision. Vitamin A also functions in a very different role as retinoic acid (an irreversibly oxidized form of retinol), which is an important hormone-like growth factor for epithelial and other cells.

Vitamin A chemical called retinol is the earliest discovered vitamin. Vitamin A contains two. One is Vitamin A alcohol ( retinol ), was the first Vitamin A morphology ( found only in animal foods ); The other is carotene, vitamin A can be synthesized in the human body ( provitaminA, preformed material from plant and animal foods intake ); Vitamin A unit of measure is USP units ( United States Pharmocopea ), IU units ( International Units ), RE ( Retinol Equivalents ) .
The global average price of Vitamin A is in the decreasing trend, from 26370 USD/MT in 2011 to 24867 USD/MT in 2016. With the situation of global economy, prices will be in decreasing trend in the following five years. USA is the largest producer of Vitamin A, with a production market share nearly 34% in 2016. China is the second largest producer of Vitamin A, enjoying production market share nearly 33% in 2016.

Market Analysis and Insights: Global Vitamin A Market
The global Vitamin A market was valued at US$ 14070 in 2020 and will reach US$ 13990 million by the end of 2027, growing at a CAGR of -0.1% during 2022-2027.

Global Vitamin A Scope and Market Size
The global Vitamin A market is segmented by company, region (country), by Type, and by Application. Players, stakeholders, and other participants in the global Vitamin A market will be able to gain the upper hand as they use the report as a powerful resource. The segmental analysis focuses on sales, revenue and forecast by region (country), by Type and by Application for the period 2016-2027.

Segment by Type
Feed Grade Vitamin A
Food Grade Vitamin A
Pharmaceutical Grade Vitamin A

Segment by Application
Animal Feed Additives
Human Nutrition
Cosmetics
Others

The Vitamin A market is analysed and market size information is provided by regions (countries). Segment by Application, the Vitamin A market is segmented into North America, Europe, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, India and Other Regions.

By Company
DSM
BASF
Zhejiang NHU
Adisseo
Zhejiang Medicine
Kingdomway