The monk fruit is a small round fruit in the gourd family, also known as Luo Han Guo, named after the Luo Han monks who discovered it. Monk Fruit has been used for centuries in China and in Southeast Asia for its medicinal properties.
This fruit is considered one of the highest levels of healing herbs in Eastern medicine and has been used since its discovery to treat all kinds of ailments. It also a sugar substitute for diabetes patients. Because the people who farm it live so long it is also thought to be the secret to longevity.
When the extract is made, the fructose and sucrose are filtered out leaving a sweetness that has zero calories and is rated a zero on the glycemic index. You can enjoy monk fruit extract without any spike in your blood sugar or other negative effects that come from sugar.
Monk fruit extract has a pure, sweet taste without the bitter aftertaste of other sweeteners. In fact, studies show it has the closest taste profile to sugar.
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