What are The Uses of Thaumatin?

 

Thaumatin is a natural protein sweetener extracted from the arils of Thaumatococcus danielli fruit. Thaumatin not only has amazing sweetness, but also has many excellent properties, making it an indispensable part of the modern food industry. 

 

Thaumatin is known for its excellent sweetening properties. Its sweetness intensity far exceeds that of traditional sugars, with an average sweetness up to 1,600 times that of sucrose. This value varies at different concentrations, but even at very low concentrations, thaumatin can show an amazing sweetness.

 

This high-intensity sweetness makes thaumatin have great application potential in the food industry. It can significantly increase the sweetness of food without increasing the caloric burden of food, and satisfy consumers' dual pursuit of deliciousness and health. 

 

In addition to its sweetness intensity, thaumatin has a unique set of physical and chemical properties. It is white to cream amorphous odorless powder, very soluble in water, and has good stability in aqueous solution, and can maintain its sweet taste characteristics in a wide pH range (1.8~10).

 

However, it is worth noting that thaumatin, as a thaumatin protein, is prone to denaturation and loss of sweetness under high temperature conditions (such as 80~100 °C), so it is necessary to avoid long-term high-temperature treatment in food processing.

 

 

1. Sweetener
Thaumatin is a non-caloric natural sweetener and flavoring agent. It is suitable to be used in combination with sugars such as sucrose in coffee, chocolate, beverages, desserts, baked products, etc.

 

2. Enhance fragrance
In addition, thaumatin powder has an enhancement effect on fragrance, and the synergy is obvious when combined with spices.

 

3. Remove bitterness
Thaumatin can also improve the bitterness of certain amino acids, the astringency of tannins, and the bitterness of caffeine, enhance the flavor of dairy and cocoa, and can also be used to enhance spices.

 

 

4. Cosmetics field
Organic thaumatin is used in the cosmetic industry, such as in toothpaste and mouthwash, to prolong their flavor and cooling sensation.

 

5. Mouthguard
Adding it to chewing gum will make the sweetness and aroma last longer when chewing. In sugar-free chewing gum, it can promote the sweetness of the filler to avoid adding cariogenic substances and increasing caloric value.

 

6. Extend sweetness
Thaumatin has a synergistic effect when used in combination with sweeteners such as saccharin, acesulfame potassium and aspartame. It can improve the sweetness of general high-intensity thaumatin sweeteners and can mask the metallic taste and bitter taste caused by other sweeteners.

 

Provides a taste closer to sucrose, enhancing sweetness and prolonging the sweetness. This natural flavor improver and enhancer has a small actual usage and basically does not generate energy in the human body.

 

 

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