What Is Besti Monk Fruit Sweetener?

What Is Monk Fruit Extract?

Monk fruit, also known as luo han guo, is a small Asian melon that has been used in Chinese medicine for centuries. Monk fruit extract is extremely sweet, which comes from an antioxidant in the fruit called Mogroside V. It’s very concentrated (between 150 and 400 times as sweet as sugar!), so we combine it with allulose to make a 1:1 sugar replacement.

Different brands of monk fruit extract come with different levels of Mogroside V, which affects how sweet they are and whether they have any aftertaste. Our monk fruit extract is the highest grade, with 50% Mogroside V and NO aftertaste.

What Is Allulose?

Allulose is a rare sugar we can’t metabolize, which means it tastes and acts like sugar without spiking blood sugar. Found in fruit, maple syrup and other plants, it’s 70% as sweet as sugar.

“Allulose” sounds like glucose, fructose, and other sugar names, because it’s in the same family. But unlike these sugars, we can’t process allulose, which means it has zero calories and zero net carbs.

What Does Besti Sugar-Free Sweetener Taste Like?

Besti monk fruit sweetener tastes exactly like sugar! The allulose in it is in fact a rare type of sugar (minus the carbs and calories), and the monk fruit extract increases sweetness to match sugar. With 50% Mogroside V, there is no aftertaste.

In fact, we challenge you to tell the difference between Besti and sugar.

Many sugar alternatives have a chemical or bitter aftertaste; ours does not.