As living standards improve, sugary foods emerge in an endless stream, and the number of obese people has increased sharply. Data shows that as of 2019, the number of obese people in China has reached 250 million, and this proportion is still rising. Excessive intake of sugar is one of the real culprits leading to obesity, and there is also the risk of inducing diabetes. If you want to lose weight, you have to reduce your sugar intake.

The 2016 edition of the Chinese Dietary Guidelines recommends that the daily intake of added sugar should not exceed 50g, and preferably be controlled below 25g. The average sugar content of milk tea on the market is 50g per cup, and so-called sugar-free milk tea contains sugar; cola, chocolate, desserts... some popular foods have excessive sugar content, but people don't know it. This excessive sugar intake has become a sweet burden for "obese people".

Most people cannot accept not eating sugar, and the same is true for obese people. Even though sugar brings a health burden to the body, losing sugar means losing a taste, and even the fattest people cannot completely quit sugar. In fact, when we say sugar-free, it does not mean no "sweetness", but adding healthy natural sweeteners to food to replace traditional artificial sweeteners to give us sweet taste buds. In addition, with the development of current technology, the taste of some natural sweeteners can be similar to that of sucrose, but they do not participate in human metabolism and do not generate calories.

Natural sugar substitute - Monk fruit

Monk fruit has been discovered and recorded in my country for more than 1,300 years, and has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for a century. Guilin, as the "hometown of monk fruit", produces the best quality monk fruit due to its unique geographical advantages. Monk fruit is rich in glycosides, which are about 300 times sweeter than sucrose, but it does not participate in the body's blood sugar metabolism, and does not produce any calories. It is currently one of the most ideal natural sweeteners in the world.

As a kind of natural sweetener, the sweetness of mogroside extract from monk fruit is close to that of sugar, which satisfies people's pursuit of taste. In terms of health, mogroside extract is natural, which reduces the intake of a large amount of sugar by the human body. The characteristics of monk fruit as "medicine and food" also determine the health function of mogroside. It truly achieves high sweetness, no aftertaste, 0 calories, ultra-low GI, and no side effects. It plays an important role in assisting the regulation of obesity and the treatment of diabetes. It is a healthy sugar substitute that can be consumed by obese people and diabetic patients for a long time.

Figure: Monk fruit sugar is applied to beverages

At present, Monk Fruit Sweeteners have been applied to many products, and its market is also expanding. To date, more than 5,000 products using monk fruit sweeteners as sugar substitutes have been launched in the global market. Food giants such as Uni-President, Starbucks, and Coca-Cola are also using monk fruit sweeteners. Using monk fruit sweeteners to replace sucrose can allow more obese people, diabetic patients, etc. to enjoy sweetness while controlling sugar intake, allowing health and sweet life to coexist.