What are the negatives of monk fruit sweetener?

What are the negatives of monk fruit sweetener?

1. Expensive
High-content sweeteners cannot mask the bitterness of the raw herbal ingredients. Factories typically mix monk fruit sweetener with Erythritol in a 1:30 ratio to suppress unpleasant flavors. This immediately increases costs and increases label length.

The factory price of a 25% Mogroside V powder has risen to 1,300 yuan/kg. The cost of sweetening a 500mL bottle of beverage is 0.20 yuan, while sucrose of the same sweetness is only 0.04 yuan and erythritol is 0.08 yuan.
Solubility
It is only 0.2% soluble in cold water and tends to foam when dissolved in hot water. Production line measurements show that at 25°C, the mixing tank requires 18 minutes of continuous stirring for complete dispersion, three times longer than sucrose. If the temperature drops below 20°C, white particles may float, affecting sensory evaluation.

2. Gastrointestinal Reactions
Although no official ADI has been established, the Guangxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention conducted studies on mice and found that a single oral administration of 0.5g/kg (approximately 30g of dried fruit for a 60kg adult) resulted in temporary loose stools. Commercially available concentrated drops (50% aglycone V) contain 30mg per drop, and 20 drops can reach the sensitivity threshold, making overdose easy for home use.

What is a reasonable daily intake of monk fruit sweetener?

Domestic Regulations
GB 2760-2014 lists mogrosides as "used in appropriate amounts according to production needs" with no upper limit. However, actual usage in beverages and dairy products is self-limited: the final aglycone V content in the finished product is typically controlled at 150-250ppm, equivalent to approximately 75-125mg per 500mL bottle of beverage.

US FDA Voluntary Guidelines
Based on a 90-day dog ​​study with a no-observed-adverse-effect-level (NOAEL) of 3g/kg, divided by a 100-fold safety factor, the industry has voluntarily adopted a "no more than 30mg/kg per day" as a reference. For a 60kg adult, 1.8g of pure glycosides per day is equivalent to:
7.2g of 25% Mogroside Powder extract
3.6g of 50% Mogroside Powder extract
7 small sugar substitute bars (250mg glycosides per bar)
Practical Tests in Special Populations
Diabetic patients (n=42) who consumed 300mg of pure glycosides daily for four weeks showed no significant change in fasting blood glucose levels, but a 28% increase in bowel sounds.
Children aged 3-6 years (n=30) who consumed more than 5mg/kg daily had an average increase of 1.2 bowel movements per day.

How to buy reliable Mogroside powder raw materials? 

First, lock in the specifications.
Beverage manufacturers: 25% Mogroside powder, lowest cost, acceptable taste.
Health supplements: 40-50%, approved by the US GRASSelf Notification.
EU market: 55% organic, with EU834/2007 certification.

Sample testing

Request a free 10-20g sample and perform three tasks yourself:
Taste: 50mg in 250mL water, blind test with 5 people, average bitterness score <3 (1-9 scale).
Dissolution: 25°C pure water, stirring at 200rpm, should dissolve completely within 5 minutes.
HPLC: glycoside V content should have a ≤2% error relative to the COA.

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