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An extract (essence) is a substance made by extracting a part of a raw material, often by using a solvent such as ethanol, oil or water. Extracts may be sold as tinctures or absolutes or dried and powdered.
A mogroside is a triterpene glycoside of cucurbitane derivatives found in certain plants, such as the fruit of the gourd vine Siraitia grosvenorii (known as monkfruit or luohan guo). [1] [2] Mogrosides are extracted from S. grosvenorii and used in the manufacture of sugar substitutes. [1] [2]
The color of the fruit ranges from brown to red and it contains black seeds that are partly covered by white arils. [5] The color contrast when the fruit is split open has been compared with the appearance of eyeballs, [ 5 ] and has become the basis of an origin myth among the Sateré-Mawé people .
Siraitia grosvenorii, also known as monk fruit, monkfruit, luó hàn guǒ, or Swingle fruit, is a herbaceous perennial vine of the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. It is native to southern China . The plant is cultivated for its fruit extract containing mogrosides .
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The fruit rind and extracts of Garcinia species are used in many traditional recipes used in food preparation in Southeast Asian countries. [4] [18] In the Indian Ayurvedic medicine, "sour" flavors are said to activate digestion. The extract and rind of G. gummi-gutta is a curry condiment in India.
For example, orange juice is the liquid extract of the fruit of the orange tree, and tomato juice is the liquid that results from pressing the fruit of the tomato plant. Juice may be prepared at home from fresh fruit and vegetables using a variety of hand or electric juicers .
The fruit composition is similar to that of L. barbarum, with polysaccharides, carotenoids and flavonoids as main constituents. [7] Rutin is a prominent flavonoid, while the main carotenoid is zeaxanthin dipalmitate (49% of the carotenoid fraction), with β-carotene , two cerebrosides , and three pyrrole derivatives as other constituents.