Monk Fruit: Coming to a Grocery Store Near You
NutritionIf understanding all the different types of sweeteners wasn't confusing enough, there's a new kid on the sweetener shelf. Monk fruit, also known as luo han guo or luo han fruit, is a plant native to China with a very sweet flesh that can also be used as as a sweetener when its juice is concentrated and dried into a powder. Food manufacturers like monk fruit because it's low in calories and naturally derived – the holy grail of...