Monk Fruit Corp. is a New Zealand/Chinese joint venture company that accounts for more than 50% of the global monk fruit supply. We source our fruit from orchards that are nestled amongst the pristine mountains of Southern China. The non-GMO vine-ripened monk fruit, swathed in sunlight, is nurtured by our expertly-trained growers who hand-pick the fruit at the peak of ripeness each fall, following the tradition that has been practiced for generations.
At Monk Fruit Corp. a dedicated grower network uses world-class horticultural systems, supervised by an experienced team of agronomists. These agronomists provide on-site guidance to the growers, monitoring the process from harvest till the delivery of the fruit. Our mission is to support sustainable agriculture and fair trade practices by being ‘hands on’ at every stage,
while ensuring our growers provide us with the highest quality fruit.
Monk Fruit Corp. is the first company to ensure the use of ecologically-friendly farming and processing methods such as drip irrigation for reducing water and fertilizer use in our growers’ monk fruit orchards.
Over the years, Monk Fruit Corp. has perfected a 100% natural process that brings together taste and nutrition. The commitment of maintaining monk fruit’s pure fruit goodness and flavour, along with capturing the unique low-calorie sweetness of the fruit is achieved by:
Crushing the fruit to release its natural, sweet juice.
Mixing the crushed fruit with hot water to make a sweet infusion.
Filtering the infusion which leaves behind a clear, sweet juice.
The clear and sweet juice is full of anti-oxidants and a very small amount of natural fruit sugar, making it a delicious, low-calorie sweetening ingredient. To make our clean-tasting, natural, and zero-calorie monk fruit extract we separate the fruit sugars from the sweet anti-oxidants and then spray dry to make a powder extract.
