At Viva Cacao, we're passionate about creating indulgent treats that nourish your body and delight your taste buds—and that includes offering options with no added sugar. One of our favourite ways to do this? Monk fruit.
Monk fruit, also known as Luo Han Guo, is a small melon native to Southeast Asia. Its sweetness comes from compounds called mogrosides, which are naturally 200 times sweeter than sugar—but contain zero calories and have no impact on blood sugar. That makes it an ideal sweetener for anyone following a low-glycemic, low-carb, or diabetic-friendly lifestyle.
We use this magical fruit in our Sugar-Free Vanilla with Lucuma Chocolate Bar—a creamy, dairy-free bar sweetened only with monk fruit and lucuma, another low-glycemic Peruvian fruit known for its subtle maple-like flavour and superfood benefits. The result? A bar that’s smooth, gently sweet, and completely satisfying—without the sugar crash.
So go ahead—treat yourself to sweetness you can feel good about.