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Thauma™ – The Sweetest and the Best of Them All

What is thauma™?

Thauma™ is a natural, non-caloric, plant-made sweetener and taste-modifying protein: Thaumatin II.
It’s:

  • 10,000–15,000× sweeter than sugar (in blend with other sweeteners)
  • Blends easily with sucrose, HFCS, stevia (Reb A, Reb M), monk fruit (Mog V), Brazzein, and others
  • A powerful flavour enhancer and bitterness masker

Thauma™ is not just a sweetener—it’s a multifunctional flavour modifier that improves taste, masks off-notes, and enhances other sensory elements like sourness and saltiness.

Safety & Proven Track Record

Thaumatin proteins were first used by African Indigenous Peoples centuries ago via the native katemfe fruit. Since their purification and commercialization over 50 years ago, Thaumatins have been approved for use in the U.S., EU, and other markets—with a flawless safety record.

  • Thauma™ is made using plant biofactories and is >95% pure Thaumatin II
  • Used in minute quantities (typically <5 ppm)
  • Fully digestible and recognized as GRAS by the FDA, FEMA, and other authorities
  • Free from allergens, sugar alcohols, gluten, and GMO DNA
  • Kosher, halal, and vegan certifications in progress

Sweetest natural protein

HOW IS it MADE?

Manufacturing & Scale-Up

Thauma™ is produced in plant biofactories in Extremadura, Spain, via partnerships with Nomad Bioscience, Olivos de Badajoz, CTAEX, and Madeinplant (Valencia).

  • Recombinantly made Thaumatin II: identical to natural version, highest performing form
  • Purified to >95% protein content
  • Planned capacity: 500 kg/year by 2026 (~5,000 tons sugar equivalence) with scalable expansion

Thauma™ – Value Proposition for Businesses

Thauma™ is the world’s sweetest natural protein sweetener with superior flavour performance and cost efficiency in use.

  • Strong consumer appeal: clean-label, natural, safe
  • Compatible with both sugar and natural sweeteners
  • GRAS-approved,(U.S. FDA GRN 738, GRN 910, GRN 920; FEMA GRAS No 5010), no warning labels, high safety
  • Reliable industrial-scale production and supply security
  • Excellent sustainability profile: 10× more sweetness yield per hectare than sugar crops

Intellectual Property & Approvals

  • Versatile sweetener and flavor modifier
  • Can be used in a wide range of products:
    • Soft drinks, fruit juices, alcoholic beverages.
    • Savory foods, confectionery, chewing gum, dairy products.
    • Sweetener blends.
  • Bitterness masker and sourness enhancer.
  • Reduces aftertastes and off-notes in sweetener blends.

Up to 50% sugar reduction

IMPACT

Thauma™ – A Natural Sweetener
for a Healthier Future

Sugar & Our Health

Our modern diet is overloaded with sugar and artificial sweeteners—an unsustainable trend fueling obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and more. Leading health authorities urge cutting sugar intake by up to 50% to reach medically recommended levels, and governments are implementing measures to incentivize sugar reduction such as increased tax burden on sugar-containing food etc. Thauma™ is a revolutionary new tool to achieve that—naturally—without compromising on taste.

Sugar & The Environment

Today, over 31 million hectares (78 million acres) of land are used to grow sugarcane and sugar beets—roughly the size of Germany. In the U.S., an additional 2.5 million hectares (6.25 million acres) grow corn for corn syrup. Thauma™ can deliver the same sweetness using less than 10% of that land, dramatically reducing the environmental footprint of sweeteners.

No insulin spikes

Non-GMO, gluten-free, sugar alcohol-free

NAMBAWAN PARTNERS

CONTACT

INTELECTUAL PROPERTY

NAMBAWAN holds an exclusive commercial license for sweet and taste-modifying proteins, including Thaumatin II and Brazzein III, from Nomad Biotech GmbH, Germany. The intellectual property includes patent applications for sweetener compositions involving Thaumatin II combined with sucrose, stevia (Reb M and Reb A), monk fruit mogroside Mog V, and Brazzein. These patents are being pursued globally, with additional patent applications in progress.

REGULATORY APPROVALS

Our Thaumatin II product holds GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) approval in the U.S., with multiple approvals from the FDA, FEMA, and GRAS Expert Panel. We are actively expanding approval efforts for Thaumatin II in other countries. Additionally, NAMBAWAN has secured the Thauma™ trademark for its Thaumatin II product in the EU and UK, with pending applications in other important markets. «Thauma» is derived from the Ancient Greek word (θαύμα), meaning «wonder» or «miracle.»

PROVIDING THE FINEST PRODUCT TO CONSUMERS

  • Thauma™: Natural plant-derived protein sweetener.

  • Meets highest standards of modern consumers.

  • No warning labels required – clean label.

  • Non-caloric sweetener with significant health benefits
    • Does not trigger insulin spikes
    • Reduces sugar intake by up to 50%
    • Helps bring consumption in line with healthy guidelines

  • Tastes the same as sugar.

  • Used in milligram quantities per day, much less than typical daily sugar intake (100g/day in U.S./EU).

  • Up to 15,000 times sweeter than sugar

  • Functions as a taste modifier:
    • Enhances overall flavor.
    • Improves natural «halo» of sweetness.
    • Lowers cost of sweetness in formulations.
    • Reduces bitterness.
    • Increases saltiness perception in foods.

PROVIDING THE FINEST PRODUCT TO MANUFACTURERS

  • GRAS-approved by FDA and FEMA, with no warning labels.

  • Available in needed industrial volumes with high supply security.

  • Cost-efficient due to high sweetness potency, reducing overall production costs.

  • Superior sweetener & flavor modifier, enhancing taste in varieties of formulations.

  • Positioned to compete with sugar and high-intensity sweeteners in manufacturing.

  • Reduced environmental footprint compared to traditional sweeteners.

  • Working on certifications for diabetic safety, kosher, halal, and vegan standards in other markets.