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FMCG Gurus – Clean Label – The Importance of Ingredient Integrity and Naturalness in Everyday Products – Trend Report 2026

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FMCG Gurus – Clean Label – The Importance of Ingredient Integrity and Naturalness in Everyday Products – Trend Report 2026

 Geographies: Global  Industries: Clean Label & Naturalness, Taste & Nutrition, Trend Reports, Trend Resources  Published Date: 2026

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FMCG Gurus – Clean Label – The Importance of Ingredient Integrity and Naturalness in Everyday Products – Trend Report 2026

Report Description:

This report explores how rising demand for transparency and simplicity is reshaping the food and drink market. As consumers become more conscious of their health, wellbeing, and environmental impact, they are placing greater value on clean-label cues, ingredient integrity, and naturalness in everyday products.

While price and taste remain important, this report highlights how recognizable ingredients, minimal processing, and clear communication increasingly influence trust and brand choice. It examines how growing skepticism toward complex labeling is driving demand for simpler formulations and more honest, transparent product positioning.

This report will look at the following areas:

  • Changing consumer expectations around clean labels and natural ingredients.
  • How health, sustainability, and emotional reassurance influence purchasing behavior.
  • The growing importance of ingredient transparency and simplified formulations.
  • Consumer skepticism toward labeling and the need for clearer communication.
  • Strategic implications for NPD and brand trust in everyday food and drink categories.

FMCG Gurus – Clean Label – The Importance of Ingredient Integrity and Naturalness in Everyday Products – Trend Report 2026

Report Description:

This report explores how rising demand for transparency and simplicity is reshaping the food and drink market. As consumers become more conscious of their health, wellbeing, and environmental impact, they are placing greater value on clean-label cues, ingredient integrity, and naturalness in everyday products.

While price and taste remain important, this report highlights how recognizable ingredients, minimal processing, and clear communication increasingly influence trust and brand choice. It examines how growing skepticism toward complex labeling is driving demand for simpler formulations and more honest, transparent product positioning.

This report will look at the following areas:

  • Changing consumer expectations around clean labels and natural ingredients.
  • How health, sustainability, and emotional reassurance influence purchasing behavior.
  • The growing importance of ingredient transparency and simplified formulations.
  • Consumer skepticism toward labeling and the need for clearer communication.
  • Strategic implications for NPD and brand trust in everyday food and drink categories.

How This Report Can Benefit the Industry:

  • Reveals the drivers behind rising demand for clean-label and natural product cues.
  • Identifies opportunities to build trust through ingredient integrity and transparency.
  • Provides guidance on how brands can align with evolving expectations around simplicity, health, and sustainability.

Files included in this report:

  • FMCG_Gurus_Clean_Label_The_Importance_of_Ingredient_Integrity_and_Naturalness_in_Everyday_Products__Trend_Report_2026.pdf
  • FMCG_Gurus_Clean_Label_The_Importance_of_Ingredient_Integrity_and_Naturalness_in_Everyday_Products__Trend_Report_2026.pptx
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Report Agenda and Insights available:

Clean label and naturalness
  • [CN194] We would now like you to think about natural food and drink. How important is it to you that groceries are 100% natural? Please select the answer that best fits - 2021, 2020, 2019, 2023, 2025
  • [UPF029] How honest do you think food and drink brands are about the ingredients used in products? Please select the answer that best fits - 2025
  • [CN605] Why is it important that groceries are 100% natural? Please select all of the answers that best fit - 2021, 2020, 2019, 2023, 2025
  • [CN602] We would now like you to think about the following product claims. Typically, how influential are these claims when choosing what food and drink to buy? Please select the answer that best fits - 2021, 2020, 2019, 2023, 2025
  • [SU223] Do you look out for any of the following claims/pledges when buying food, drinks or supplements? Please select all that apply - 2022, 2020, 2019, 2024
  • [CN632] In which product categories do you believe natural claims are important? Please select all that apply - 2023, 2025
  • [SNA858] How often do you check nutritional labeling when seeking out snacks in general? Please select the answer that best fits - 2023, 2025
  • [SNA592] You state that you check nutritional labeling when seeking out snacks. What kind of information do you look for? Please check all that apply - 2023, 2025
  • [CN194] We would now like you to think about natural food and drink. How important is it to you that groceries are 100% natural? Please select the answer that best fits - 2021, 2020, 2019, 2023, 2025
  • [CN605] Why is it important that groceries are 100% natural? Please select all of the answers that best fit - 2021, 2020, 2019, 2023, 2025
  • [CN602] We would now like you to think about the following product claims. Typically, how influential are these claims when choosing what food and drink to buy? Please select the answer that best fits - 2021, 2020, 2019, 2023, 2025
  • [SNA592] You state that you check nutritional labeling when seeking out snacks. What kind of information do you look for? Please check all that apply - 2023, 2025
  • [SNA858] How often do you check nutritional labeling when seeking out snacks in general? Please select the answer that best fits - 2023, 2025
  • [CN632] In which product categories do you believe natural claims are important? Please select all that apply - 2023, 2025
  • [UPF029] How honest do you think food and drink brands are about the ingredients used in products? Please select the answer that best fits - 2025
Actions & recommendations
  • [SU223] Do you look out for any of the following claims/pledges when buying food, drinks or supplements? Please select all that apply - 2022, 2020, 2019, 2024

Files included in this report:

  • FMCG_Gurus_Clean_Label_The_Importance_of_Ingredient_Integrity_and_Naturalness_in_Everyday_Products__Trend_Report_2026.pdf
  • FMCG_Gurus_Clean_Label_The_Importance_of_Ingredient_Integrity_and_Naturalness_in_Everyday_Products__Trend_Report_2026.pptx
  • If you are a user, click here to login and download the report.