Uma uzwa "ngesithelo se-monk" ngaphakathi kwesehlakalo se-keto, ngokuvamile ababhekiseli esithelweni ngokwaso, kodwa ku-sweetener okhishwa esithelweni. I-Monk fruit ivela eNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia, futhi ingeyomndeni Cucurbitaceae, umndeni ohlanganisa amathanga, ukhukhamba, zucchini nazo ezihambisana nokudla kwe-keto. Kodwa okunye ukudla okungezona-keto nakho kungokwakho, njengokuthi amakhabe kanye nezinye izithelo ngesimo sesitshalo se-creeper.
I-sweetener ekhishwe esithelweni se-monk inama-carbohydrates angu-0 futhi ayithinti amazinga kashukela egazini. I-Monk fruit inzima kakhulu ukuyibona nokuyithola eSpain. Ne-sweetener yayo nayo ayitholakali kalula. Kodwa uma wenza ukudla kwe-keto futhi uthola i-sweetener esekelwe kulesi sithelo, ungangabazi ukuthi ungayithenga futhi uyisebenzise ngaphandle kwenkinga.
