The Next Big Sweetener

Sugar and high-fructose corn syrup are on the outs with calorie-wary consumers. Because of this, the low and no-calorie alternatives have become popular, and there just might be another option coming that tastes more sugar-like than other substitutes. It has been reported by scientists in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, they are a step closer to commercial production of a fruit protein called brazzein, which is far sweeter than sugar and has fewer calories.

This protein first got attention as a potential sugar substitute years ago, however, making it in large amounts has been challenging. It would be difficult …read more