Plant-Derived Sweetener Thaumatin Becomes 1.7 Times Sweeter after Amino Acid Swap (IMAGE)

Kyoto University

Plant-Derived Sweetener Thaumatin Becomes 1.7 Times Sweeter after Amino Acid Swap

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Japanese researchers have made a sweeter version of thaumatin, a natural sweetener widely used in "diet" beverages, gummies, and jelly candies.

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Eiri Ono/Kyoto University

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