Sarah1313 Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 MODERATOR EDIT OF ORIGINAL POST April 20, 2017 - As per the updated "SNEAKY SUGARS" download, monk fruit extract and anything that it appears in is not compliant. https://whole30.com/downloads/whole30-sugar.pdf ____________________________________________________________________________ Is monk fruit compliant? I have seen a lot of conflicting answers on here and I really cannot see why. Firstly, monk fruit is indeed a fruit according to my research is is a melon that grows in Southeast Asia. I believe this means I could eat a fresh monk fruit on whole 30. Is this correct? If this is true, I also researched what "monk fruit extract" is and it seems to be simply the juice from the fruit "Monk fruit extract" is created by removing the seeds and skin of the fruit, crushing the fruit, and collecting the juice." If this is the case a product like Califia farms coconut almond milk is simply using fruit juice as a sweetner, which according to the whole 30 guidelines is okay. The recipe in the whole 30 book for ketchup uses apple juice as a sweetner. Also there is a recipe for grilled chicken salad in the whole 30 cookbook that calls for fruit juice sweetened dried cranberries. In this case if monk fruit was used wouldn't it be acceptable? Please can someone explain this to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted June 2, 2016 Moderators Share Posted June 2, 2016 The whole monk fruit would be compliant. Monk Fruit extract is a refined additive. It's not quite as simple as 'juicing' a monk fruit... it's juiced and concentrated to make it a sweetener. I think this is a gray area because your two examples of using apple juice and dried cranberries are compliant... The difference is that you're buying a pre-sweetened processed food item which makes it pretty gray... I would leave this off as there are available products that are not sweetened... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted June 2, 2016 Moderators Share Posted June 2, 2016 Here's a link to a discussion about this same product... and an answer from Tom Denham, one of the longest standing and best moderators on the forum. http://forum.whole30.com/topic/34966-califafarms-coconut-almond-milk-compliant-or-not/?p=377793 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah1313 Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share Posted June 2, 2016 Ok so to me this seems like Lara bar territory. Technically compliant but not recommended. Maybe just if I an emergency. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah1313 Posted June 2, 2016 Author Share Posted June 2, 2016 Also I would use this as cream for my coffee. Not a sweet drink by itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laura_juggles Posted June 2, 2016 Share Posted June 2, 2016 You can use the unsweetened Califa Farms creamer in your coffee, or another unsweetened almond milk, canned coconut milk, cashew milk, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted June 2, 2016 Moderators Share Posted June 2, 2016 Yes, it's quite like the Larabar situation... it's not 'disallowed' via the rules but consuming it in abundance (or at all really) is not in the spirit of Whole30 and we really want you eating real food... this milk alternative is intentionally sweetened to make it more palatable to people who are used to overly sweet, hyperflavored food... in order to become one of the people that can appreciate the sweetness of a fresh strawberry or a nice roasted sweet potato, you need to take these hyper sweetened foods out of your repertoire... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyP866 Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 So if you took literally one or two sips of this you would need to restart you're whole30? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted April 9, 2017 Moderators Share Posted April 9, 2017 We would recommend that you start over, yes, but as always the choice is up to you. There's an article in my signature below called 'Do I have to start over'. Have a read through it. Whatever you decide, make sure you're reading your labels on everything you consume. There's also a sneaky sugars cheat sheet on my signature that you might like to look at to see all the ways they disguise the word 'sugar' to try and trick you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laura_juggles Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 We also can't forget that "monk fruit extract" is a highly processed product. It's not a juice. It's a product. Sweeteners are non-compliant on Whole30. Fruit juice is a grey area, but if someone came here saying they juiced apples and then boiled the juice down to make a syrup for their coffee, all the mods here would say that, while technically the ingredient is compliant, it's compliant on a technicality. Leave out the sweeteners. It's only 30 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyP866 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Thank you, that makes complete sense and I totally agree with you. It was my fault for taking a sip and realizing something in the taste was "off" and THEN realizing monk fruit was the last ingredient on the list i read the list a previous time and for some reason didn't see it. What a bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted April 21, 2017 Administrators Share Posted April 21, 2017 April 20, 2017 - As per the updated "SNEAKY SUGARS" download, monk fruit extract and anything that it appears in is not compliant. https://whole30.com/downloads/whole30-sugar.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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