Miracle fruit is known to have the ability to improve the taste of the user. When using its fruit, whatever taste it is, such as sour, salty, acrid, spicy… will turn into sweet.
The miracle tree is native to West Africa and is a small tree. This plant is widely grown in Japan and the United States. The fruit grows in clusters of 2-3 fruits, when ripe, it has a beautiful red berry color.
This plant has the scientific name Synsepalum dulcificum, and because of the miraculous effect of the fruit, many peoples around the world call it “miracle fruit” – miracle fruit.
Currently, this fruit in Vietnam is sold at the highest price of 50,000 VND / 5 fruits. Depending on the place of sale, this fruit can be discounted depending on the number of customers buying. The selling price on e-commerce sites will be much cheaper, there are places selling only 30,000 – 50,000 VND/10 fruit.
Miracle fruit changes people’s taste buds
Scientists analyzed the chemical composition of the miracle fruit that obtained sugar and miraculin. The sugar content in the miracle fruit is not high, but the sweetness is very mild and especially the “miracle” of the miracle fruit is appreciated because when eaten, it makes the sour, spicy, bitter taste of fruits or vegetables. The next food or drink will become sweet. For example, after tasting the miracle fruit and then tasting the lemon, the lemon becomes extremely sweet.
To explain this phenomenon, it is hypothesized that the action of miraculin molecules has distorted the orientation of the receptors on the tongue spine, causing the tongue to become adaptive and only be sweetness for a certain period of time, usually lasting for 1-2 hours.
Uses of miracle fruit
The uses of miracle fruit are many, the first is to support weight loss. Each miracle fruit contains only 1g of calories and no fat. Besides, because when eating the miracle fruit will bring sweetness, it can reduce the need for sugar and support the weight loss process.
Support cancer treatment
Miracle fruit has the effect of treating cancer, especially after radiation therapy, it will cause the tongue to lose its taste, making it difficult for the patient to eat and drink.
Miracle fruit with the ability to transform sour, bitter, spicy, … into sweet taste will help patients eat better and recover faster.
Good for people with diabetes
Diabetics are advised to cut down on sugar in every meal. Miracle fruit with the ability to turn all flavors into sweetness will help patients maintain a scientific diet and do not affect taste.
Note when eating miracle fruit
Miraculin is a protein that is unstable at high temperatures and decomposes on heating. So when cooked, the miracle fruit will no longer affect the taste buds.
Because miracle fruit gives us sweetness after eating, many people often take advantage of it to eat other sour and spicy foods. Experts recommend that you should not eat too much sour, spicy, … Because the nature of those foods are still acidic and alcohol. When eating too much will cause damage in the lining of the mouth and stomach. Long-term use will lead to ulcers in the mouth, nasopharynx, stomach and liver cancer.
