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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 tha...