Discover your chi
Over a thousand years ago... in the remote mountain highlands of Asia, a group of Buddhist monks, called the Luohan, achieved enlightenment through meditation, prayer and pure living. On the slopes of a primeval forest, the monks discovered and cultivated a rare fruit, prized for its sweetness. This sacred fruit was named Monk Fruit, or Luo Han Guo, after its devoted caretakers and was used in elixirs to raise chi, or life energy.
We still grow and harvest Monk Fruit for Lakanto in the same pristine area, according to traditional and environmentally-friendly methods.
Cooks, bakes and tastes just like sugar!
1:1 Sugar Replacement
Measures & Sweetens Spoon-for-spoon like Sugar!
Lakanto is natural in taste and texture - just like real sugar. Its sweetness profile is nearly identical to that of sugar. Being heat stable makes it suitable for beverages, cooking, and baking. With Lakanto, you can now enjoy your favourite foods and drinks - without feeling guilty!
We formulated our own proprietary mixture of high-purity Monk Fruit extract and non-GMO Erythritol to be the best and closest substitute for sugar. Neither Monk Fruit, nor Erythritol can match the sweetness of sugar by themselves. Monk Fruit is 200-300 times sweeter than sugar, while Erythritol is only 70% as sweet. Our special recipe combines the two ingredients to provide a healthy alternative that's spoon-for-spoon as sweet as sugar without the calories! Monk fruit is the key ingredient. Lakanto is a pleasant tasting and versatile natural sweetener.
Erythritol is a naturally occurring sugar alcohol found in some fruits, vegetables and fermented foods. Product is vegan friendly and contains no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.
Zero glycemic^
^ One unit glycemic load represents the blood sugar effect of consuming one gram of glucose.
