Miracle Berry, Tricky Little Fruit

Miracle Berry, have you heard about it? It is also know as Miracle Berry, Magic Berry, Miraculous Berry or Flavour Berry. The Miracle Fruit plant Synsepalum dulcificum produces berries that when eaten first causes sour foods like lemons, oranges and limes to taste sweet. Miracle Berry is a rare berry that when you eat, and it alters your taste buds temporarily. For about an hour, this miracle fruit will make anything you eat tastes incredibly sweet.

The Miracle Berry was first documented by explorer Chevalier des Marchais who searched for many different fruits during a 1725 excursion to its native West Africa. The berry contains a molecule called miraculin that binds to the tongue’s taste buds, causing sour foods to taste sweet. Miracle Berry is now being told to be a hope to fight against obesity.