Several tropical plants are named “miracle berry” or “miracle fruit,” but only one grows in Hawaii. The source of the “miracle” in Synsepalum dulcificum is a glycoprotein called miraculin that is ...

Have you tried miracle fruit? The small red berry, native to West Africa, contains a protein called miraculin, which binds with our taste buds and, when introduced to acids, makes sour taste sweet.

Finding miracle fruit on Oahu isn’t that difficult, but growing it yourself is another matter. “My plant is doing really well, but to grow it, you need to wait about four years from seed to fruit,” ...

I had a wonderful opportunity to visit Costa Rica this month. Of the many amazing things I was able to see and experience during this visit, one small plant stood out — the “miracle” fruit. Miracle ...

A 6-to-12-foot evergreen shrub from Tropical Africa, miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) bears red berries during the warm season. The fruit tricks tastebuds into registering everything as sweet — ...

SELANGORE, MALAYSIA - Miracle berry (Synsepalum dulcificum), also known as miracle fruit, is a valuable horticultural species indigenous to West Africa. The authors of a study in the June 2016 issue ...

(CBS) They call it miracle fruit - and for good reason. The West African berry makes sour foods taste incredibly sweet. The effect is so fun that some people throw "miracle fruit parties" to test the ...