The Miracle Berry

The miracle berry grows as a shrub or small tree in the tropics. The scientific name is Synsepalum dulcificum or Sideroxylon dulcificum Danielli Danielli (mind, the latter type, softwood, Danielle "refers to researchers described the first plant botany). This principle is in West Africa, but now also grows in Central and South America.

Grow at least four meters from the evergreen plant, white flowers growing. It bears fruit twice a year, alwaysthe rainy season. They are small and red and about two feet long and fifty-eight.

In 1725 researchers Des Marchais sent an expedition to West Africa. Members of local tribes started the berries and ate them before meals. This is the taste of their food and acidic drinks are often significantly improved. This complex has been described by Dr. WF Daniell. He calls it as the first miracle berry "because the language literally.

Bittersweet.

A special ingredientCall Miraculin makes acidic foods made fresh. Lemons, grapefruit, vinegar ... everything has a bitter taste after eating this Berry Sweet Sweet changes. Lemons have a unique taste, as is the typical lemon flavor is gone, only the bitter taste.

The effect remains up to several hours, depending on how many berries you eat.

Miraculin How?

The language has buds around € 10 000 or more taste. For sweet, sour, bitter,separate cells and specialized.

Miraculin How accurate is unclear. In any case, blocking acid receptors. Miraculin themselves do not taste sweet, but it is believed that the molecule blocks the receptor language. Miraculin of the molecule and are isolated, but quickly loses its sweetness. .

The miracle of wood.

Visitors to tropical plantations are always deceived by Berry wonders. First, the grape is offered, and then eat normal lemon. YouI can not believe! Through the miracle of its taste Berry is so changed that lemons really taste wonderfully sweet.
Berry can do wonders to grow with us?

At Tokyo, the miracle berry in coffee shops were introduced nutrition. There are very acid and very low-calorie dishes made, so enjoy the sweets and drinks prepared as sweet as sugar with normal, if they were. Even people in the United States celebrate Miracle Berry shares, where a group of people for a buffet with food acids Gorgethat taste sweet magic.