Tatton Consulting supported City of London-based protein sweetener company Magellan in its successful application to Better food for all – nutrition Mid Stage, awarded £293,121 by Innovate UK for the project A novel approach to scaling up production of Brazzein – a natural, non-caloric protein sweetener and sugar alternative that can address UK and global sugar-related obesity epidemics and health challenges.
About the funded R&D project
Scaling up production of brazzein, a sweet protein, through a novel approach. Production cost is the binding constraint on protein sweeteners: the taste advantage over conventional non-caloric sweeteners is established, and whether it reaches consumers depends on manufacturing economics.
Award details
- Total project grant: £293,121
- Of which to Magellan: £182,549
- Competition: Better food for all – nutrition Mid Stage
- Competition year: 2023/24
- Project: A novel approach to scaling up production of Brazzein – a natural, non-caloric protein sweetener and sugar alternative that can address UK and global sugar-related obesity epidemics and health challenges
- Sector: Food technology / fermentation
- UKRI project record: Gateway to Research, project 10075378
- Dataset: Innovate UK funded projects, published 10 August 2026
Tatton Consulting supported the competitive grant application. The award value, competition and project title are taken from UKRI’s published record for this project.
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