Mogroside
Encyclopedia
A mogroside is any of several chemical compounds found in certain plants, such as the fruit of the gourd
vine
luo han guo (Siraitia grosvenorii
). They are glycosides of cucurbitane
derivatives. They include:
Most of these compounds are soluble in ethanol
.
s. The pure mogroside mix extracted from the S. grovesnori 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.
Gourd
A gourd is a plant of the family Cucurbitaceae. Gourd is occasionally used to describe crops like cucumbers, squash, luffas, and melons. The term 'gourd' however, can more specifically, refer to the plants of the two Cucurbitaceae genera Lagenaria and Cucurbita or also to their hollow dried out shell...
vine
Vine
A vine in the narrowest sense is the grapevine , but more generally it can refer to any plant with a growth habit of trailing or scandent, that is to say climbing, stems or runners...
luo han guo (Siraitia grosvenorii
Siraitia grosvenorii
Siraitia grosvenorii is an herbaceous perennial vine native to southern China and Northern Thailand. The plant is best known for its fruit, commonly called luo han guo or luo han kuo , la han qua , arhat fruit, Buddha...
). They are glycosides of cucurbitane
Cucurbitane
Cucurbitane is a chemical compound with formula . It is a polycyclic hydrocarbon, specifically a triterpene. It is an isomer of lanostane , from which it differs by the formal shift of a methyl group from the 10 to the 9β position in the standard steroid numbering scheme.The name is applied to...
derivatives. 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
Ethanol
Ethanol, also called ethyl alcohol, pure alcohol, grain alcohol, or drinking alcohol, is a volatile, flammable, colorless liquid. It is a psychoactive drug and one of the oldest recreational drugs. Best known as the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, it is also used in thermometers, as a...
.
Uses
Some mogrosides are natural sweetenerSweetener
Sweetener is a sugar substitute.Sweetener may also refer to:* Sugar alcohol* Honey* Syrup...
s. The pure mogroside mix extracted from the S. grovesnori 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.