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Siraitia grosvenorii, also known as monkfruit, luo han guo (Chinese: 羅漢果; pinyin: luóhàn 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.
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]
Luo Han Guo, aka monk fruit extract, is an increasingly popular sweetener derived from a plant native to Southern China which tastes sweeter than sugar but has zero calories, ...
In North America, common sugar substitutes include aspartame, monk fruit extract, saccharin, sucralose and stevia. Cyclamate is prohibited from being used as a sweetener within the United States, but is allowed in other parts of the world. [3] Sorbitol, xylitol and lactitol are examples of sugar alcohols (also known as polyols). These are, in ...
Siraitia grosvenorii (luo han guo, monk's fruit), from China and Thailand [4] Siraitia siamensis, from Thailand [5] Siraitia sikkimensis, from India [6] Siraitia silomaradjae, from India [7] Siraitia taiwaniana, from Taiwan, see Sinobaijiania taiwaniana [8]
Buddha's delight, often transliterated as Luóhàn zhāi (simplified Chinese: 罗汉斋; traditional Chinese: 羅漢齋, Japanese: rakansai (羅漢斎, 羅漢菜, 羅漢齋, らかんさい)), lo han jai, or lo hon jai, is a vegetarian dish well known in Chinese and Buddhist cuisine.