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Natural sweetener
| Powerful Natural Sweetener You Probably Know Nothing About |
 A West African berry called Synsepalum dulcificum, only slightly better known as the miracle fruit, has a powerful natural property: Anything you consume for about an hour after eating one tastes sweet, even substances as diverse as goat cheese and rich stout beer. A protein in the miracle fruit binds to a patient's taste buds, altering the tongue's sweet receptors so they activate when more sour foods are eaten. Experiments intended to genetically engineer the properties of the miracle fruit have largely failed. The miracle fruit is a bit better known in Japan, as it's sold in freeze-dried, canned and tablet forms there. The movement has spread somewhat stateside, with a modest number of American growers selling cutting and seeds so folks can grow their own plants, as the berries are highly perishable.Wall Street Journal March 30, 2007 Truth About Trade & Technology March 30, 2007 |
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