Katemfe fruit

The perception of sweet taste can be elicited by a wide range of chemical compounds. Two naturally occurring sweet proteins, thaumatin and monellin, are derived from the fruits of two African plants called katemfe and... 

Thallium (1) sulfate Thallium (I) sulfate (2 1) Thallium sulfate (ous) Thallium sulfate, solid. See Thallium (I) sulfate Thallous acetate. See Thallium (I) acetate Thallous carbonate. See Thallium (I) carbonate Thallous chloride. See Thallium (I) chloride Thallous sulfate. See Thallium (I) sulfate Thalo green No. 1. See Phthalocyanine green THAM. See Tris (hydroxymethyl) aminomethane Thaumatin CAS 53850-34-3 FEMA 3732 INS957 E957 Synonyms Katemfe Talin Classification Protein Definition Purified from African fruit of Thaumatococcus danielli... 

Thaumatin is a group of intensely sweet basic proteins isolated from the fruit of Thaumatococcus danielli (West African Katemfe fruit). It consists essentially of the proteins Thaumatin I and Thaumatin II. Thaumatin is a taste-modifying protein that functions as natural sweetener or flavor enhancer. Thaumatin is stable in aqueous solutions between pH 2.0 and 10 at room temperature. As occurs with aspartame it is nutritive, containing 4kcalg , but due to its intense sweetness, the amounts used are small enough for thaumatin to be considered and classified as a nonnutritive sweetener. Thaumatin is approved for a number of uses in UK, Japan, Australia, the EU, and in many other countries. In the USA, it is approved as a flavor enhancer. 

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