09 May 2024 --- Ginkgo Bioworks has joined forces with US-based plant biotech company GreenLab to scale the production of brazzein — a sweet-tasting protein found in the fruit of the native West African Oubli plant. The novel sweetener has a sweetness factor up to 2,000 times greater than sucrose and finds widespread applications across F&B products. This comes as consumers continue to seek healthier food options with lower sugar content, in turn fueling demand and innovation in the sugar substitutes market.
