Pentasweet
broke ground in March 2026 on a €65 million ($76 million) precision fermentation facility in Vilnius, Lithuania, described as Europe's first commercial-scale sweet-protein factory, with brazzein production expected to begin in the first half of 2027.
- Country
- LT
Coverage
| EU | US | |
|---|---|---|
| food-alt-protein | ✓ | ✓ |
Regulatorsfdaefsa
Technologies
| Name | Cluster | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet proteins (brazzein, thaumatin, monellin) | food-alt-protein | Medium | → |
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