thaumatin

Thaumatin, a protein extracted and purified from Thaumatococcus danielli, a plant found in western Africa, has found increasing use in Japan since its approval there in 1979. It combines well with monosodium glutamate and is used in typical Japanese seasonings as well as in chewing…

For example, thaumatin is a sweet-tasting protein extracted from the tropical flowering plant Thaumatococcus daniellii, commonly called miracle fruit, or katempfe, and glycyrrhizin is a triterpene glycoside extracted from Glycyrrhiza glabra, or licorice.