Norbu (sweetener)

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Norbu is a sugar substitute containing monk fruit extract and erythritol. Norbu is a sweetener for beverages, baking, and cooking as a sugar substitute. Norbu sweetener was launched in 2013 in Coles^[1] and Woolworths^[1] in Australia.

Composition[]

The monk fruit extract has been developed as a sweetener for food and beverages.^[2] Monk fruit extract is nearly 200 times sweeter than sugar, but has 97% fewer calories. Monk fruit extract has been certified by Food Standards Australia New Zealand for use in both food and beverages.^[3]

The monk fruit extract contains about 25-38% of various carbohydrates, mainly fructose and glucose.^[4] However, Norbu is fructose free even though it is manufactured with monk fruit because only the sweet components called mogrosides are extracted from the fruit. Norbu sweetener also contains erythritol as a sweetener, as well as a binding and filling agent.

Retail packaging[]

Norbu comes in a 40 stick (80g) box, 80 stick (160g) box, 200g canister and 200 tablet tin^[5]

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