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Microbially produced protein that is much sweeter than sugar (www.nature.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

... sweelin is unlikely to interact with the gut microbiome. ... without activating the insulin response.

nice! huge win against obesity and diabetes.

sweelin

also, desperate for a new name.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Do bodies break it down still? Artificially modifying a protein to be more stable does ring alarm bells