Monk Fruit Sweetener

Name: Monk Fruit Sweetener
Brand: Lakanto

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Ingredients · 3

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Common questions

Is Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetener healthy?

Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetener scores 81/100 on Tallow — our clean band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetener?

Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetener lists 3 ingredients, starting with Organic Erythritol, Organic Monk Fruit Extract and Organic Natural Flavor. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetener contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetener’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetener?

Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetener is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetener compare to other sweeteners?

At 81/100 Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetener sits in our top band, among the better sweeteners we have scored. A higher-scoring option in sweeteners is Florida Crystals Organic Raw Cane Sugar at 100/100.

Is Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetener organic?

Yes. Lakanto Monk Fruit Sweetener carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Full methodology: how we score products.