The most abused substance on college campuses is alcohol. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism reports that four out of five college students drink alcohol. This may not seem like that big of a deal, but keep in mind that three-quarters of this population is under the legal drinking age.
The two natural ingredients in Lakanto are Non-GMO erythritol and the supersweet extract of the luo han guo fruit. Erythritol is a sugar alcohol naturally found in grapes, pears, mushrooms, soy sauce, cheese, wine and beer, so it and has been part of the human diet for thousands of years.
Today many health conscious consumers have recently started using a natural sugar made from luo han guo fruit called Lakanto. Lakanto is a blend of the monk fruit extract and the sugar alcohol erythritol. Originally developed by the Japanese company Saraya Corporation, it provides a crystalline texture similar to turbinado cane sugar and can be used as a one-to-one ratio replacement for sugar in recipes.