09.01.04
A natural product extracted from thaumatin, an indigenous African fruit, has been introduced by RFI Ingredients, Blauvelt, NY, under the brand name Talin®. The product, which falls under RFI’s recent partnership agreement with Overseal Natural Ingredients, is a sweetness enhancer, flavor modifier and bitterness masker. Talin, which is GRAS, 100% natural and water soluble, is 3000 times sweeter than sugar and allows a reduction in the amount of existing sweeteners, such as sucralose or aspartame. Talin works well to mask bitterness associated with functional ingredients, to create a creamier mouthfeel in low fat/low carb applications and to enhance the flavor profile of soy-based products.