Luo Han Guo / Monk Fruit

The Luo Han Guo plant is cultivated for its fruit, whose extract is nearly 300 times sweeter than sugar and has been used as a low-calorie sweetener. The sweet taste of the fruit comes mainly from mogrosides, a group of triterpene glycosides that make up about 1% of the flesh of the fresh fruit.Through solvent extraction, a powder containing 80% mogrosides can be obtained, the main one being mogroside-5 (esgoside). It is used for Traditional Chinese medicine and applies to cure disease, such as high blood pressure, pulmonary tuberculosis, asthma, gastritis, whooping cough, acute & chronic tracheitis and acute & chronic tonsillitis, etc. Luo Han Guo fruit and its extract are dual-use in therapeutic and health products. At present, Luo Han Guo is allowed to use as a food additive in these countries: Japan, Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Europea, USA (GRAS Approved) , Australia and China, etc.

Product Name :   Luo Han Guo Extract(Monk Fruit Extract
Other Name:       Monk Fruit Extract
Botanical Name: Momordica Grosvenori Swingle

Part of Used: Fruit
Active Ingredient: Mogroside V

CAS No.:89590-95-4
Mol. Formula: C60H102O29

Structural formula:

Luo Han Guo Characters:

•       Luo Han Guo is up to 300 times sweeter than sugar.
•       Luo Han Guo is used as a flavor enhancer in foods and beverages
•       Luo Han Guo contains important antioxidants.
•       Luo Han Guo has a zero glycemic index
•       Luo Han Guo contains no calories.
•       Luo Han Guo is a natural product.
•       Luo Han Guo does not promote dental cavities.
•       Luo Han Guo is safe for consumption by diabetics

Luo Han Guo is available in different grades:

·      80% Mogrosides/ 25% Mogroside V
·      90% Mogrosides/30% Mogroside V (Yellow Powder)
·      90% Mogrosides/30% Mogroside V (White Powder)
·      40% Mogroside V (Yellow Powder)
·      40% Mogroside V HPLC (White Powder)
·      50% Mogroside V HPLC

Advantage:

·      GRAS
·      Non-GMO
·      Allergen-free
·      Kosher/Halal certified

Luo Han Guo Applications:

·      Beverages and Beverage Mixes
·      Carbonated beverages
·      Non-carbonated beverages
·      Hard and Soft Candy
·      Jams and Jellies
·      Chewable candy and tablet
·      Dairy Products
·      Processed Fruits and Fruit Juices
·      Processed Vegetables and Vegetable Juices
·      Confections and Frostings
·      Nutritional & Dietary Products
·      Table-top sweeteners
·      Processed fruit
·      Chewing gum
·      Dry-mix products
·      Fruit spreads
·      Frozen desserts
·      Salad dressing
·      Flavour Enhancers