Monk fruit sweetener / extract / sugar

If you are doing ketogenic diet, one of the best substitutions for conventional sugar is monk fruit sweetener, which provides the sweet taste to the food without the sucrose, fructose and glucose to raise your blood glucose level.

Comparison with sugar and other sweeteners (erythritol & stevia)

Lakanto with monk fruit sweetener has the most similar sweetness with sugar compared to other common keto sweeteners like erythritol and stevia extract, in terms of sweetness intensity on initial taste, body taste and after taste (ref: https://youtu.be/n9Q_TrNlJdY).

Frequently asked questions

Why monk fruit sweetener or extract tastes sweet but doesn’t raise your blood glucose level?

Short answer: The sweetness of monk fruit sweetener extract comes from antioxidants called Mogroside, different from sugar where the sweetness comes from sucrose, fructose and glucose which raises your blood glucose level.

Monk fruit sweetener is 100 times sweeter than normal sugar. You might be wondering why monk fruit sweetener can be sweet and doesn’t raise your blood glucose level at the same time?

The sweetness of monk fruit sweetener doesn’t come from sucrose, fructose and glucose, but from antioxidants called Mogroside (Mogroside V) with free radical fighting properties. Your body process them differently compared to sugar.

The glycemic index of monk fruit sweetener is 0 while glucose is 100.

Is there any sugar added in the process of making monk fruit sweetener?

Short answer: No.

The sweetness of monk fruit extract purely comes from the antioxidants Mogroside, and doesn’t derived from sugar (sucrose, fructose and glucose). So no sugar needs to be added to the monk fruit sweetener.

Monk fruit extraction process

You might be wondering how monk fruit sweetener is extracted during the process? Watch the video is the best and easiest way to understand the monk fruit extraction process.

Lakanto

One of the famous monk fruit sweetener brands is Lakanto, which combines both monk fruit extract and erythritol.

Discussion

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