PUREFRUIT™ Monk Fruit Extract

PUREFRUIT Monk Fruit Extract is a versatile, calorie-free sweetener that blends well with other sweeteners.

Introduction to PUREFRUIT™ Monk Fruit Extract
Also known as
PUREFRUIT™, Monk Fruit, Luo Han Guo, Siraitia grosvenorii
Purefruit monk fruit extract

PUREFRUIT Monk Fruit Extract is a versatile, calorie-free sweetener that blends well with other sweeteners. It has a two-year shelf life and clean taste. PUREFRUIT Monk Fruit Extract is available as a readily soluble powder for easy formulation. It is pH stable at low and neutral conditions, and is heat stable – making it a flexible, functional ingredient for use in your recipes. The fruit’s pulp contains sweet compounds called mogrosides, of which one compound, mogroside V, provides a desired sweet characteristic.

PUREFRUITMonk Fruit Extract can be used in reduced-sugar products, providing calorie-free sweetness in products. Its simple labelling and recognition as safe (GRAS), make PUREFRUIT Monk Fruit Extract ideal for use in food and beverage products that meet with the latest consumer demands.

A member of the melon family, monk fruit grows on lush vines in small farms in the sub-tropical climate of Chinese hillsides, where temperate conditions and elevation are ideal. The fruit is harvested by hand, then crushed and infused with hot water to release its natural sweetness. At around 200 times the sweetness of sugar and with exceptional stability, PUREFRUIT Monk Fruit Extract is suitable for a wide range of food and beverage applications.

PUREFRUIT™ Monk Fruit Extract is available in:
6 Countries
Some of these include:
  • Australia
  • Canada
  • Japan
  • Mexico
  • New Zealand
  • United States
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PUREFRUIT™ Monk Fruit Extract application areas

Highly stable, versatile and applicable across most categories, PUREFRUIT Monk Fruit Extract can be used across a variety of applications including fruit juices, flavoured water, smoothies, yoghurt, juice drinks, cereal bars, breakfast cereals and fruit snacks.

PUREFRUIT Monk Fruit Extract is an excellent natural sweetener, ideal for use in baked cakes, bars and bread. It is stable at a high heat – making it a flexible, functional ingredient for use in recipes.

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PUREFRUIT Monk Fruit Extract can help you deliver low-calorie, premium beverages, with great taste and mouthfeel. From juices to teas, flavoured water and carbonated drinks, PUREFRUIT is the ideal choice for your products.

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PUREFRUIT™ Monk Fruit Extract provides a clean sweetness profile to your dairy products, improving the mouthfeel and flavour of your smoothies and yoghurt products.

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PUREFRUIT™  Monk Fruit Extract can be used to develop cereal bars and fruit snacks with up to 25% less sugar. It is a versatile sweetener that blends well with other sweeteners.

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How we apply PUREFRUIT™

PUREFRUIT Monk Fruit Extract can be applied with a variety of products from our food and beverage solutions portfolio, including SPLENDA® Sucralose and fructose sweeteners - KRYSTAR® Crystalline Fructose and FRUCTOPURE® Crystalline Fructose. PUREFRUIT Monk Fruit Extract is stable across a wide range of applications, making it an extraordinary choice when reduced or no added sugar is required. We can help you achieve the desired taste and nutritional composition for your product.

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