Why is it called miracle fruit?
Miracle fruit is an African indigenous plant that derives its name from the miraculin-containing red berry , which can make sour and acidic foods taste sweeter. Miracle fruit contains a chemical that affects taste receptors in the tongue. This chemical makes the tongue register sour tastes as sweet tastes . The chemical itself has no taste at all. Miracle fruit also contains chemicals that might lower levels of blood sugar. Miracle Fruit, also known as Miracle Berry, is a rare fruiting evergreen tree native to tropical West Africa. miracle fruit Table of Contents Home Entertainment & Pop Culture Food miracle fruit shrub and fruit, Synsepalum species Actions Also known as: Synsepalum dulcificum, miracle berry Written by Melissa Petruzzello Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Article History Table of Contents miracle fruit , ( Synsepalum dulcificum ), also called miracle berry , evergreen s...