Everything you need to know about Monk Fruit Sweetener

Everything you need to know about Monk Fruit Sweetener

–Written by Tianjia Team

What is Monk Fruit Sweetener

Monk Fruit Sweetener is extracted from one kind of natural native Chinese plant, monk fruit, which is a herbaceous perennial vine of the gourd family. Monk fruit is also called Siraitia grosvenorii, monk fruit, luo han guo. 

In the beginning, this plant is widely cultivated due to its sweetness sensation is 100 to 250 times stronger than sucrose with low calories. Thus it is also referred to as sugar substitutes, high-intensity sweeteners, non-nutritive sweeteners, keto-friendly sweeteners, low- and no-calorie sweeteners, or simply low-calorie sweeteners.

Application of Monk Fruit Sweetener

Thanks to the characteristics we mentioned above, monk fruit sweetener is widely used in food and beverages such as juices, soft drinks, confectionery, candies, dairy products, etc. In addition, monk fruit sweetener can be highly stable under high temperatures, therefore it is also popular among baked foods.

The Method of Getting Monk Fruit Sweetener

Tianjiachem R&D Team firstly removed the seeds and the skin of the fruit, then filtered and extracted its sweet portions into liquid and powdered forms. During the production of monk fruit sweeteners, Tianjiachem R&D team generally blends it with other healthy keto-friendly sweeteners such as erythritol to make the final products taste better and better meet the demand of consumers. More importantly, all the productive processes are in sterile environments.

During the production of monk fruit sweeteners, monk fruit extract is often blended with erythritol in order to taste and look more like table sugar. Erythritol is a type of polyol, also referred to as a sugar alcohol, that contains zero calories per gram.

Safety of Monk Fruit Sweetener

Safety of monk fruit sweeteners is not just permitted by China, but also by health agencies in countries around the world, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA); Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ); Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; and Health Canada. Based on the conclusions of global authorities, monk fruit sweeteners are currently permitted for use in more than 60 countries.

Tianjia Brand Spring Tree™ Monk Fruit Sweetener Certificates

Spring Tree™ Monk Fruit Sweetener from Tianjia has already been certificated by ISO,HALAL,KOSHER,FDA，etc.