What Is Monk Fruit?Updated 3 months ago

Monk fruit or Luo Han Guo (Siraitia Grosvenorii) is a rare perennial plant cultivated mainly in the mountains of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in China. Unlike most fruits, whose sweetness comes from fructose, Monk fruits sweetness comes from natural mogrosides that are 300 times sweeter than sugar. Modern research shows that Monk fruit extract does not elevate blood sugar or insulin.