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February 22, 2017 07:49 am PST
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Artificial sweeteners be damned; these naturally occurring, safe proteins are thousands of times sweeter than sugar
KSU plant biochemical geneticist Raj Nagarajan describes the properties of Thaumatin, Monellin and Brazzein, all found in west African plants that are generally considered safe for consumption; each is a protein, and they are, respectively, 1,000x, 2000x, and 3000x sweeter than sugar. (more…)
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