Try Luo Han Guo It's 300 times sweeter than sugar, yet cool on calories! Luo Han Guo: The Calorie-less Sugar.  Yes, even if it sounds amazing, it’s true! Luo Han Guo, a Chinese fruit belonging to the pumpkin family, is a flavor-filled natural sweetener.  Its extract is used as a healthy alternative to sugar.  That means, it is good news for the diabetic patients and patients with altered glucose (sugar) tolerance.  This fruit does not cause wide fluctuations in blood  sugar levels.

It also has other significant health benefits. The fruit eases bowel movements and relieves constipation. Sore throats, lung congestions, coughs and other flu-like symptoms cure well with Luo Han Guo extract.  It is also known to have antioxidant properties and can protect the body's cells from the harmful effects of the free radicals. The fruit extract can act as a good blood purifier, and even prevent cancer.

Luo Han Guo has been a time-tested remedy to provide quick relief from headaches, pneumonia and common cold symptoms. It can also act as a good preventive of heatstroke, and can quickly soothe the body after a prolonged exposure to heat conditions.

Luo Han Guo is also considered to be a longevity aid. That must really be cheering for everyone around, particularly those who have already seen quite a bit of their life. 

So, it’s just not sweet; it is soothing and strengthening as well!

What is Luo Han Guo?

A perennial vine, cultivated in the northern area of Guangxi China, Luo Han Guo fruit is elliptical or round with soft hairs, brown or ochre in color, with light yellow seeds and thin brittle skins.  The fruit is very fragile in nature and the harvest period is typically from August to November.

In China, people have used it for centuries for both its sweet flavor and its medicinal property.  After processing, it can be used as a remedy for colds and congestion.  The contemporary use for Luo Han Guo is as a low calorie sweetener in juices or drinks.

How does it function?

Luo Han Guo has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for colds, coughs, sore throats, gastrointestinal disorder, as well as a blood purifier.

Luo Han Guo Extract is easily soluble in water.  The extract contains high amounts of amino acids, fructose, vitamins and minerals.  It is also used in traditional Chinese cooking for flavor and nutrition.  It is a versatile natural sweetener and ideally suited to replace artificial sweeteners such as aspartame. 

Luo Han Guo works well in beverages, baked foods, diet foods or any food product that requires low to no calorie or low to no carbohydrate additive.  Cooking or baking does not affect the flavor or sweetness of Luo Han Guo.

What about research?

In their famous book, “Fruit as Medicine”, noted authors, Dai Yinfang and Liu Chengjun have spoken at length about Luo Han Guo.

They have described, “Dried fruit may be bought in the city markets. The outer surface of the dried fruit is round and smooth, dusty yellow-brown or dusty green-brown. It is covered with fine, soft hair. The fruit is covered by a hard but thin shell. Inside is a partly dry, flexible substance containing the juice, as well as a large number of seeds. The skin, juicy part, and seeds all have a good sweet flavor. Its nature is cool, and it has no poison. The fruit helps relieve sunstroke, moistens the lungs, eliminates phlegm, stops cough, and promotes bowel movements”.

Try this Recipe 

Here is a Great Recipe you can try using Sweet & Slender, a natural sweetener made from a blend of fructose and extract from Luo Han Guo.

Low Carb Coleslaw Recipe

1 head shredded cabbage

Dressing

Mix together ½ cup low fat mayonnaise, ¼ cup cream, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 2 packets Sweet & Slender , ¼ teaspoon celery seed, ½ teaspoon seasoning salt and 1/8 teaspoon lemon pepper.  Toss into cabbage.

Try other variations by adding dried cranberries, chopped nuts, dried dill weed or parsley.

For the taste of sugar without worrying about calories, and a perfect rejuvenator from the pangs of cough, cold, constipation and the curses of free radicals, Luo Han Guo extract is a perfect solution.

So, lick the Luo, and recharge the health and happiness duo…

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