Siraitia Grosvenorii Fruit Extract
Monk fruit extract (mogrosides) is GRAS in the US per multiple FDA-acknowledged GRAS Notices. EFSA has not yet authorized monk fruit as a food additive in the EU but accepts certain extracts as novel-food/flavoring under specific conditions.
What it is
Extract of monk fruit (Siraitia grosvenorii) containing mogrosides, providing intense, calorie-free sweetness.
Non-nutritive sweetener; sweetness from mogroside V is ~150–250x that of sucrose.
Why it's flagged
- EU food-additive status not authorized; novel-food/flavoring only
What regulators actually say
"GRAS Notice 301 — Luo Han Guo (Siraitia grosvenorii) fruit concentrate (Mogroside V); FDA had no questions regarding the GRAS conclusion."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
GRAS via FDA GRAS Notices (e.g., GRN 301, GRN 359, GRN 522, GRN 556).
European Union — EFSA
Not approved as food additive; some uses as flavoring.
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