25 Mar 2022 --- F&B biotech company Conagen has scaled its production of two new high-intensity sweeteners, thaumatin I and thaumatin II. The development expands commercial partner Sweegen’s portfolio of zero-sugar natural ingredients.Thaumatin is a group of proteins found in the fruits of the tropical plant Thaumatococcus danielli. Each protein, thaumatin I and thaumatin II, varies slightly in sweetness profiles. Both proteins have been evaluated as 100,000 times sweeter than sugar on a molar basis and 3,000 times sweeter on a weight basis.
