Tatton Consulting supported City of London-based protein sweetener company Magellan in its successful application to Better food for all – nutrition Mid Stage, awarded £182,549 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. The total Innovate UK grant across all project partners was £293,121.
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
- Grant to Magellan: £182,549
- Total project grant (all partners): £293,121
- 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
- Independent verification: Innovate UK funded projects transparency dataset (UKRI), published 10 August 2026
Tatton Consulting supported the competitive grant application. The award value, competition and project title are taken from Innovate UK’s published record of funded projects.
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