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Definition of thaumatin in English: thaumatinnoun ˈθɔːmətɪnˈTHôməˌtēn mass nounA sweet-tasting protein isolated from a West African fruit, used as a sweetener in food. Example sentencesExamples - The method includes the mechanical dissolution of the fiber parts containing thaumatin and, since the protein is very easy to dissolve in water, the aqueous extraction.
- Intense sweeteners permitted for use in Australian and New Zealand foods are acesulphame potassium, aspartame, cyclamates, saccharin, sucralose, alitame, thaumatin and neotame (code number yet to be finalised).
- In the above examples, the amount of thaumatin can be replaced by about 2.5 times the amount of monellin.
Origin 1970s: thaumat- from modern Latin Thaumatococcus daniellii (name of the plant from which the fruit is obtained), from Greek thauma, thaumat- 'marvel' + -in1. Definition of thaumatin in US English: thaumatinnounˈTHôməˌtēn A sweet-tasting protein isolated from a West African fruit (Thaumatococcus danielli, family Marantaceae), used as a sweetener in food. Example sentencesExamples - The method includes the mechanical dissolution of the fiber parts containing thaumatin and, since the protein is very easy to dissolve in water, the aqueous extraction.
- Intense sweeteners permitted for use in Australian and New Zealand foods are acesulphame potassium, aspartame, cyclamates, saccharin, sucralose, alitame, thaumatin and neotame (code number yet to be finalised).
- In the above examples, the amount of thaumatin can be replaced by about 2.5 times the amount of monellin.
Origin 1970s: thaumat- from modern Latin Thaumatococcus daniellii (name of the plant from which the fruit is obtained), from Greek thauma, thaumat- ‘marvel’ + -in. |