MONK FRUIT DECOCTION
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Monk fruit decoctions are a traditional Chinese food which have a history of use dating back centuries. By the early 1900’s monk fruit decoctions were being consumed by Chinese communities in North America and Europe where they are still consumed to this day. Our monk fruit decoction is a 100% natural, great-tasting, low-calorie food with a unique sweet taste. To reduce shipping costs and carbon emissions during transport we remove some of the water to make a monk fruit decoction which we sell to food and beverage companies in the UK and EU. Because our monk fruit decoction is regulated in the UK and EU as a food, as opposed to a food additive or sweetener, it has a unique positioning as a consumer-friendly, clean-label, fruit-based ingredient which can significantly reduce added sugar. Like all Monk Fruit Corp’s monk fruit products our monk fruit decoction has a clean sweet taste without bitterness. To learn more about monk fruit and monk decoction visit www.monkfruit.org.
Click Here to view our June 2024 press release about the approval of monk fruit decoction in the UK.
Click Here to view our October 2024 press release about the approval of monk fruit decoction in the EU.
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REGULATORY
In the UK Monk Fruit Corp’s monk fruit decoction is regulated as a not-novel food following UK FSA’s June 2024 decision that monk fruit decoctions were consumed as food in the UK to a significant degree before May 1997. In October 2024 the Ireland FSAI also concluded that monk fruit decoctions were a not-novel food in the EU. As a result, Monk Fruit Corp’s monk fruit decoction can be used in the UK and EU in most foods and beverages at any use level.
The FSA decision can be viewed at this link: https://www.food.gov.uk/print/pdf/node/23666
Click here to view the FSAI decision.