We’re growing the solution
To natural sweeteners, sustainably.
NAMBAWAN Spain was founded because the sweetener industry needed a better answer, for human health, for the environment, and for the brands trying to formulate without compromise.
The world runs on sweetness, but at what cost?
Human Health
Excess sugar consumption is the driving force behind obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease at a global scale. Health authorities recommend cutting intake by up to 50%.
Environmental Health
The land, water, and carbon cost of producing sugar is staggering, over 31 million hectares of farmland, the size of Germany, dedicated to a single ingredient.
What happens when the solution to sugar has its own problems?
Natural sweeteners are a great alternative to sugar. But they come with their own set of problems:
high costs compared to artificial sweeteners
supply vulnerabilities and capacity constraints
taste profiles and solubility issues that require significant formulation work to manage.
We’re growing solutions that fill the natural sweetener gap, with protein sweeteners and flavor modifiers that fit into existing infrastructures and regulatory frameworks, are scalable with demand, and offer consistency and reliability of supply.
We've built the most scalable, sustainable, and secure natural sweetener supply chain on the market.
More Sustainable Than Sugar
1:10,000
Replacement Ratio
1 ton Thaûma = 10,000 tons sugar, opportunity to maximize sustainability impact
Our ingredients work at parts-per-million concentrations, which means a fraction of the land, water, and carbon of conventional sweeteners to achieve the same result. Produced through open-field plant molecular farming, our supply chain is designed to scale without the environmental cost that has defined the sweetener industry for decades.
95%
Less Land
For equivalent sweetness. The global area for sugar cane and sugar beets exceeds 31 million hectares (~ the size of Germany). Thaûma utilizes sustainable agriculture with plant bio-factories
95%
Less Water
Required for production. The water footprint of the sugar industry is 180-280 billion m3/y. Thaûma production creates a minimal water footprint
95%
Less Carbon
Per unit of sweetness vs. sugar. Annual greenhouse gas emissions from the sugar industry amount to 75-150 million tons of CO2eq. per year.
Partner with us
Nambawan works with leading food and beverage companies to develop future natural sweetener solutions. If scale, taste, and clean-label matter to your next product, let’s have a conversation.