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Mogroside

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Mogroside

A mogroside is a chemical compound, and constitutes a glycoside of cucurbitane derivatives. They are found in certain plants, such as the fruit of the gourd vine luo han guo (Siraitia grosvenorii). They include:

  • Mogroside II A1
  • Mogroside II B
  • 7-Oxomogroside II E
  • 11-Oxomogroside A1
  • Mogroside III A2
  • 11-Deoxymogroside III
  • 11-Oxomogroside IV A
  • Mogroside V
  • 7-Oxomogroside V
  • 11-Oxo-mogroside V
  • Mogroside VI

    • Most of these compounds are soluble in ethanol.

    Uses

    Some mogrosides are natural sweeteners. The pure mogroside mix extracted from the S. grosvenorii fruit is 300 times sweeter than sugar. Pure mogroside-5 can be up to 400 times as sweet.

    Mogrosides have also been investigated as possible anticancer agents.

    Mogrosides are used in various natural sweetener products such as Lakanto, widely sold and used in Japan since its invention in 1995, Norbu sweetener, available in Australia since 2013 and also Wu Tang Tian, available in China since 2015

    References

    Mogroside Wikipedia
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