Thaumatin Powder

Food-Grade 99% Thaumatin Raw Material Supplier

Thaumatin Powder is white to off-white, odorless, amorphous. It offers a clean, refreshing sweetness with no off-notes and a lingering aftertaste. Naturally derived from the fruit of the West African plant *Thaumatococcus daniellii*, it is approximately 2,000 to 3,000 times sweeter than sucrose, providing an excellent sweet taste profile even at very low usage levels. Thaumatin also enhances flavor, masks bitterness, and improves mouthfeel, making it widely used in functional foods and nutritional supplements. YTBIO supplies 99% food-grade Thaumatin; with 12 years of expertise in plant extracts and functional food ingredients, we maintain strict quality standards from raw materials to finished products.

Why Choose YTBIO's Thaumatin?

YTBIO is committed to providing high-quality natural ingredients that meet global standards. Our Thaumatin is extracted from the fruit of the West African arrowroot, and we implement strict quality control throughout the production process to ensure the consistent purity, sweetness, and safety of our products. YTBIO holds numerous authoritative certifications, including cGMP, ISO22000, ISO9001, Kosher, BRC, and Halal, ensuring that every batch of Thaumatin meets the most stringent global food safety and quality requirements. Whether in the food, beverage, dietary supplement, or pharmaceutical industries, YTBIO's Thaumatin provides superior sweetening and flavor-enhancing effects.

Basic Information

Main Ingredients

There are two main ingredients. Thaumatin I is a compound composed of 207 amino acids combined in a linear chain with a molecular weight of 22204; Thaumatin II is a protein composed of 198 amino acids combined with a molecular weight of 21000±500. Non-caloric sweeteners, flavorings. It should be used in combination with sugars such as sucrose in coffee, chocolate, beverages, desserts, baked products, etc. It has an enhancing effect on fragrance, and has obvious synergy when combined with spices, etc.

Properties

1. Appearance: Amorphous, odorless powder; typically white to cream-colored.

2. Stability: Thaumatin features multiple stable cyclic structures that confer excellent thermodynamic stability and resistance to pressure; it remains stable even at temperatures exceeding 100°C.

3. Solubility: Highly soluble in water and dilute ethanol solutions.

4. Taste Characteristics: Extremely high sweetness intensity—approximately 1,600 to 3,000 times that of sucrose; the sweet taste develops slowly but is long-lasting.

5. Flavor Enhancement: Interacts with taste buds on the tongue to improve or enhance food flavor and mask bitterness and astringency.

6.As a protein, thaumatin is broken down into amino acids in the body; it does not participate in blood glucose metabolism and is low in calories (approximately 4.2 kcal/g).

Functions and Applications

Thaumatin is a natural, low-calorie, safe, and non-toxic substance that the human body can break down into essential amino acids.

Thaumatin possesses intense sweetness and an extremely low sweetness threshold. It offers a clean, crisp taste without off-flavors and leaves a lingering aftertaste. Additionally, it exhibits excellent processing stability; it remains stable in pasteurized and baked goods and is unaffected by common preservatives. It maintains stability in food and beverage formulations, with a shelf life exceeding two years for dried products.

Thaumatin is used as a food additive. The standard usage level is 0.025 grams per kilogram for applications such as frozen beverages (excluding edible ice), processed nuts and seeds, baked goods, tabletop sweeteners, and beverages (excluding packaged drinking water).

As a low-energy, natural sweetening protein, it enhances food flavor, masks bitterness and astringency, and lowers the sensory threshold for various aromatic compounds (such as menthol, coffee, ginger, chocolate, strawberry, apple, lemon, and orange). Low concentrations of Thaumatin effectively enhance flavor, making it suitable for beverages, ice cream, and dietary supplement drinks or chewable tablets based on microorganisms and minerals. Thaumatin exhibits a synergistic effect when combined with sweeteners such as saccharin, acesulfame-K, and aspartame. It boosts the sweetness of conventional high-intensity sweeteners, masks the metallic or bitter notes associated with other sweeteners, imparts a taste profile closer to that of sucrose, and intensifies and prolongs the perception of sweetness. As a natural flavor modifier and enhancer, it is used in minute quantities and contributes virtually no calories to the human body. Thaumatin powder can also be used in personal care products (such as toothpaste and mouthwash) to help prolong flavor and the sensation of freshness. When added to chewing gum, it extends the duration of sweetness and aroma during chewing; for sugar-free gum, it also enhances the perceived sweetness provided by bulking agents. Its addition to coffee extract not only intensifies the coffee's aroma, bitterness, and acidity but also brings out a richer roasted fragrance.

Safety

Thaumatin is considered one of the sweetest and safest sweeteners, posing no risks and exhibiting no genotoxic or teratogenic effects.

Development Trends

1. Biotechnological Extraction: Efficient production via fermentation and genetic engineering technologies.

2. Blended Applications: With its high sweetness, low usage rate, and flavor-enhancing properties, thaumatin is an ideal choice for sweetener blends.

3. Health Foods: Driven by the growing demand for "clean label" products, thaumatin—as a natural sweetener—holds immense market potential.

Contact Us

If you are looking for high-quality Thaumatin raw materials, please contact YTBIO for the latest price quotes and technical specifications.

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