Species

Miracle Fruit

Synsepalum dulcificum

Description

West African shrub bearing fruits that temporarily make sour foods taste sweet; prefers acidic soils.

Taxonomy

Family

Sapotaceae

Genus

Synsepalum

Cultivars

1

Miracle Fruit

Fruiting shrub whose berries make sour foods taste sweet; prefers acidic soil. Additional notes from duplicate entry: Miracle Fruit is a cultivar entry for Synsepalum dulcificum. The Miracle fruit, while not sweet itself, possesses a unique ability to modify taste perception. Remarkably, it selectively eliminates acidity without altering the natural aromas or other flavors of the food.

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