{"id":3891,"date":"2025-04-10T15:02:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T07:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.instant-tea-powder.com\/?p=3891"},"modified":"2025-04-10T15:03:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T07:03:04","slug":"what-is-katemfe-fruit-extract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.instant-tea-powder.com\/ar\/news\/what-is-katemfe-fruit-extract.html","title":{"rendered":"What is katemfe fruit extract?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instant-tea-powder.com\/ar\/?cat=7,8,9,10,11,12&amp;s=katemfe\"><strong>Katemfe fruit extract<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(also known as\u00a0<em>Thaumatococcus daniellii<\/em>\u00a0extract) is derived from the fruit of the\u00a0<em>Thaumatococcus daniellii<\/em>\u00a0plant, native to West Africa. It is known for its intensely sweet properties due to the presence of natural proteins called\u00a0<strong>thaumatins<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Key Features of Katemfe Fruit Extract:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol start=\"1\">\n<li><strong>Natural Sweetener<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Thaumatins (I and II) are sweet-tasting proteins found in the fruit, estimated to be\u00a0<strong>1,600\u20133,000 times sweeter than sucrose (table sugar)<\/strong>\u00a0by weight.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zero-Calorie Sweetness<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Unlike sugar, thaumatins provide sweetness without calories, making them attractive for low-calorie and diabetic-friendly products.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flavor Enhancer<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Besides sweetness, it has a unique ability to enhance and modify flavors, often used in the food industry to improve taste profiles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Slow-Onset Sweetness<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The sweetness from thaumatins develops slowly and lingers longer than sugar, sometimes with a slight licorice-like aftertaste.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>Uses of Katemfe Fruit Extract:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Food &amp; Beverages<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Used in sugar-free products, chewing gum, desserts, and beverages.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pharmaceuticals<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Added to medicines to mask bitter tastes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Traditional Use<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 In West Africa, the leaves are used for wrapping food, while the fruit is consumed for its sweetness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Regulatory Status:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Approved as a\u00a0<strong>natural sweetener (E957)<\/strong>\u00a0in the European Union.<\/li>\n<li>Recognized as\u00a0<strong>GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe)<\/strong>\u00a0by the U.S. FDA for specific uses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Would you like details on its extraction process or commercial applications?<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3893\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3893\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3893\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/replace\/9ea0cb56a53825f43aa5a95888a69941.jpeg\" alt=\"What is katemfe fruit extract?\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" title=\"What is katemfe fruit extract?\u63d2\u56fe\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">99%Thaumatin<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katemfe fruit extract\u00a0(also known as\u00a0Thaumatococcus daniellii\u00a0extract) is derived from the fruit of the\u00a0Thaumatococcus daniellii\u00a0plant, native to West Africa. It is known for its intensely sweet properties due to the presence of natural proteins called\u00a0thaumatins. Key Features of Katemfe Fruit Extract: Natural Sweetener\u00a0\u2013 Thaumatins (I and II) are sweet-tasting proteins found in the fruit, estimated to [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3893,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-xw.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instant-tea-powder.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instant-tea-powder.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instant-tea-powder.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instant-tea-powder.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instant-tea-powder.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3891"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.instant-tea-powder.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3896,"href":"https:\/\/www.instant-tea-powder.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3891\/revisions\/3896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instant-tea-powder.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instant-tea-powder.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instant-tea-powder.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instant-tea-powder.com\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}