Amazing Miracle Berries

tony leather By tony leather, 9th Jun 2012 | Follow this author | RSS Feed | Short URL http://nut.bz/13mr63v4/
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Miracle Fruits, as the berries are also known, were first discovered by a French Explorer in the early 18th century, having been eaten by locals, before meals, foe centuries in attempts to make poor quality meals taste better.

Amazing Miracle Berries


Raw lemons tasting like sweet lemonade, or vinegar smacking of sherry seem improbable, but these sensations can be very real, and look as if they might set the food world alight. The reason is found in the chemical contents of a small west African fruit bush, and the small yet potent berries produced by it. Japanese people apparently go mad to get their lips around these fruits, because sucking on the seeds inside makes everything taste sweet.

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Miracle Fruits, as the berries are also known, were first discovered by a French Explorer in the early 18th century, having been eaten by locals, before meals, foe centuries in attempts to make poor quality meals taste better. Science know that the effect is due to the protein miraculin, found in the berries, which seems able to bond to taste buds, but exactly how it works is still a mystery

Where goji and acai berries are hailed by many as super foods, miracle berry does not taste of much in itself, but the bright red berries contain that magical set of molecules, able to temporarily alter one’s perception of flavors, tricking the mind that whatever is being eaten is sweet, so that lemons and limes are delicious raw, all at once

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Where goji and acai berries are hailed by many as super foods, miracle berry does not taste of much in itself, but the bright red berries contain that magical set of molecules, able to temporarily alter one’s perception of flavors, tricking the mind that whatever is being eaten is sweet, so that lemons and limes are delicious raw, all at once

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According to world recognized authority, Japanese scientist Mitsuharu Shimamura, the real beauty of the Miracle berry lies in it being totally fat and calorie free. On UK television, co-host of the Richard & Judy show. Judy Finnigan, was seen biting into a raw lemon, having consumed eating freeze-dried miracle berry powder on screen, and declaring it to be delicious

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Only the size of small coins, with the Latin name Synsepalum dulcificum, these tiny fruits are quite incredible. Among the latest crazes in the west are so-called flavor tripping parties, when guests each receive a dose of Miracle Berry, before being given things to taste, rarely having a clue what it is they are actually consuming.

Though originating in Ghane, west Africa, these berry bushes are now grown in Thailand, Costa Rica and even in Dorset, England, and are widely available in freexe-dried powder form. When fresh, they have to be eaten very soon after picking, as the potency rapidly fades.

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It is today believed that 1970s attempts at commercializing these berries was blocked by a worried sugar industry, and no wonder, because they are potentially a wonderful aid in the battle against obesity, because by using it, you can have healthy diets tasting like the wickedest of sweet treats, relieving the dieter of that craving for sugary things.

As a bonus, cancer patients can use it to make their chemo-therapy more bearable, and diabetes sufferers benefit as well, so the Miracle berry Truly is quite rightly so-called, and if you struggle with weight problems that seem insurmountable, could quite possibly change your life for the better.

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Berries, Effects, Environment, Nature, Oddity, Plants, Taste, Unusual

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