Monkfruit sweetener The monkfruit , or luohan guo Siraitia grosvenorii ) is a herbaceous plant from the gourd family . It is native to southern China and northern Thailand . The plant is used to get something called mogroside , which is sweeter than table sugar .[ 2] traditional Chinese medicine .
Overview
The plant is a vine which is about 3-5m long. The narrow, heart-shaped leaves are 10–20 cm long. The fruit is round, 5–7 cm in diameter, smooth, yellow-brownish or green-brownish in color.
The fleshy inside of the fruit is eaten, and the rind is used for making tea. The fruit is mostly known for being very sweet .[ 3]
References
↑ "The Plant List" .↑ Itkin, M.; Davidovich-Rikanati, R.; Cohen, S.; Portnoy, V.; Doron-Faigenboim, A.; Oren, E.; Freilich, S.; Tzuri, G.; Baranes, N.; Shen, S.; Petreikov, M.; Sertchook, R.; Ben-Dor, S.; Gottlieb, H.; Hernandez, A.; Nelson, D. R.; Paris, H. S.; Tadmor, Y.; Burger, Y.; Lewinsohn, E.; Katzir, N.; Schaffer, A. (2016). "The biosynthetic pathway of the nonsugar, high-intensity sweetener mogroside V from Siraitia grosvenorii" . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 113 (47): E7619–E7628. doi :10.1073/pnas.1604828113 PMC 5127336 PMID 27821754 . ↑ "Luo Han Guo: Sweet fruit used as sugar substitute and medicinal herb" . www.itmonline.org . Retrieved 2021-08-19 .
