Thaumatin
Okay kiddo, do you know what sweets and candies are? They taste so yum, right? Well, there is a natural sweetener called thaumatin that is used to make some of these treats taste sweet too!
Thaumatin comes from a fruit called katemfe, which is grown in West Africa. The fruit has chemicals that taste super sweet. When we take those chemicals out of the fruit, we get thaumatin powder that we can use to sweeten our foods and drinks.
The best part is that thaumatin is safe to eat even if you eat a lot of it. It is also used in some medicines and drinks that people drink when they are feeling sick.
Now you know that thaumatin is a super sweet natural ingredient that comes from a fruit grown in West Africa that we use to make our food taste sweet! Yum!
Thaumatin comes from a fruit called katemfe, which is grown in West Africa. The fruit has chemicals that taste super sweet. When we take those chemicals out of the fruit, we get thaumatin powder that we can use to sweeten our foods and drinks.
The best part is that thaumatin is safe to eat even if you eat a lot of it. It is also used in some medicines and drinks that people drink when they are feeling sick.
Now you know that thaumatin is a super sweet natural ingredient that comes from a fruit grown in West Africa that we use to make our food taste sweet! Yum!