What makes the miraculous berry so miraculous?
The miraculous berry (miracle fruit) is a typical tropical evergreen shrub, native to the West Africa, Ghana and Congo regions. Its flesh is sour and astringent, but it contains miraculin. Within half an hour of eating a miraculous berry, if you then eat other acidic fruits, you will find that these sour fruits no longer taste sour but become sweet, hence the name miraculous berry. Now let us take a look at what makes the miraculous berry so miraculous!
What makes the miraculous berry so miraculous?
The miraculous berry contains a taste-altering protease (miraculin). Although it cannot truly change the flavor of food, it can change people's sense of taste, so after eating a miraculous berry, people feel that any sour food they eat tastes sweet. After eating a miraculous berry, the miraculin in it is distributed on the taste bud cell membranes of the tongue. In a neutral pH environment, the sweetness-receptor protein on the miraculin will not bind to the sweetness-receiving site, so miraculin itself is not sweet. Therefore, the taste-altering function of the miraculous berry is a safe change and is suitable for consumption as an everyday food.
Where is the miraculous berry produced?
The miraculous berry is native to the West Africa, Ghana and Congo regions. In the 1960s, when Premier Zhou Enlai visited West Africa, the Republic of Ghana gave the miraculous berry to Premier Zhou as a national gift, and cultivation began in our country thereafter, with the main production areas being Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Hainan and other places. But whether in the various countries of West Africa or in our country, it is protected and export is prohibited.
What effects does the miraculous berry have?
1. Edible value: The flesh of the miraculous berry is rich in unusual glycoproteins, vitamin C, KI, citric acid, succinic acid, oxalic acid, etc.; the seeds contain natural sterols, etc.; and the leaves contain trace mineral elements such as sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium. Ripe fruit can be eaten raw, made into juice, made into concentrated lozenges, or made into sugar-free lemon popsicles with juice combinations; the seeds can be eaten raw and made into concentrated lozenges; and the leaves are a purely natural plant MSG.
2. Medicinal value: Because the fruit contains special glycoproteins, the miraculous berry can transform highly acidic fruits into sweetness like fine wine and jade dew. Regularly eating ripe fruit raw or taking concentrated lozenges has the effect of regulating high blood sugar, high blood pressure, high blood lipids, gout, uric acid, headaches, etc., achieving a stabilizing effect toward normal values. Juice applied to mosquito and insect bites can reduce inflammation and swelling; the seeds can relieve angina, sore throat, hemorrhoids, etc.; and the leaves, when brewed as tea or used in cooking, can regulate high blood sugar and high blood pressure, protect the heart, beautify and slim the body, detoxify and promote bowel movements, control uric acid, reduce gout pain, and can also sober one up.