Food additive · Sweetener
Monk fruit extract
A high-intensity sweetener from the luo han guo fruit.
- Food additive
- Non-nutritive sweetener
- Ultra-processing marker
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points monk fruit extract costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Heart or metabolic health (emerging)Emerging evidence
WHO (2023) recommends against using non-sugar sweeteners to control body weight (conditional recommendation); US dietary guidelines advise limiting them. [1][2]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Popular products that list monk fruit extract
321 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list monk fruit extract. The 12 most scanned:
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Nut Granola Blueberry Cinnamon Sweet & Crunchy Snacks Generation LLC · 624 g Score 70 out of 100 Good -
Core Power High Protein Milk Shake Chocolate Fairlife · 14 oz Score 46 out of 100 Okay -
Catalina Crunch Cinnamon Toast Protein Cereal Catalina Crunch · 24 oz Score 61 out of 100 Good -
Cinnamon Toast Protein Cereal Catalina Crunch · 225 g Score 63 out of 100 Good -
Greek Yogurt Vanilla Flavored Chobani Zero Sugar · 30 oz Score 66 out of 100 Good -
Mixed Berry Vanilla Protein Shake Chobani · 10 fl oz (296 mL) Score 64 out of 100 Good -
High Protein Milkshake Vanilla Core Power · 14 oz Score 81 out of 100 Excellent -
Nufri Chocolate Milk Shake Nurri Score 56 out of 100 Okay -
Protein Shake Orgain · 11 fl oz Score 90 out of 100 Excellent -
OWYN Pro Elite Dairy-Free Protein Chocolate Flavored OWYN · 330 mL Score 63 out of 100 Good -
Strawberries & Cream Chobani · 10 fl oz (296 mL) Score 62 out of 100 Good -
Fairlife protein drink Fairlife · 6.12 L/340 mL Score 49 out of 100 Okay
Diets and allergens
- Vegan
- Yes
- Vegetarian
- Yes
- Gluten-free
- Yes
For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (12)
- monkfruit
- lo han guo
- mogrosides
- monk fruit
- luo han guo
- monkfruit extract
- monk fruit extract
- luo han guo extract
- monk fruit sweetener
- organic monk fruit extract
- monk fruit juice concentrate
- siraitia grosvenorii fruit extract
Sources
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WHO advises not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control in newly released guideline
“The recommendation is based on the findings of a systematic review of the available evidence which suggests that use of NSS does not confer any long-term benefit in reducing body fat in adults or children.”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
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