# Monk fruit extract

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_monk_fruit_extract
Categories: food
Functions: Sweetener

> Monk fruit extract: Used in food as a sweetener. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 60/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 2 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 60/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? High concern: no hazard classifications on record.
- Rationale: EFSA OpenFoodTox genotoxicity classification: Not determined. Source: EFSA FAF 2019

## Regulatory status

- EU: EFSA opinion — Safety of use of Monk fruit extract as a food additive in different food categories (EFSA FAF)
- GLOBAL: Temporary ADI of 0–10 mg/kg bw per day — JECFA evaluation lists ADI Temporary ADI of 0–10 mg/kg bw per day. Functional class: sweetener.

## Expert safety opinions

- JECFA (Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives): JECFA evaluation lists ADI Temporary ADI of 0–10 mg/kg bw per day. Functional class: sweetener. — https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/6608.
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority): Safety of use of Monk fruit extract as a food additive in different food categories (EFSA FAF) — 2019 — https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5921.

## Data sources

- EFSA OpenFoodTox (updated 2026-10-02): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8120114
- WHO JECFA Database (updated 2026-10-02): https://apps.who.int/food-additives-contaminants-jecfa-database/Home/Chemical/6608

_Assessed by Greenveil._