Lakanto is a delicious zero calorie, zero glycemic sweetener with the sumptious rich taste of sugar by mixing a proprietary blend of high-purity monk fruit extract and non-GMO erythritol. Lakanto Monk fruit Sweetener cooks, bakes and tastes like sugar. Monk fruit was used for centuries in eastern traditional herbalism to increase chi and well-being, earning it the nickname "the immortals' fruit". Monk Fruits used for Lakanto is grown and harvested from remote highlands of Asia.