This fruit has to be dug out of the mud, and it is 3000 times sweeter than sugar

What is the sweetest fruit you have ever eaten? Anyway, the sweetest one I have eaten is probably that kind of beauty's finger grape, with no sourness at all. But this fruit is extraordinary in sweetness. Never mind having no sourness, one bite makes you feel like your teeth will fall out. It is one of the sweetest fruits that can be found now.

This fruit is called African arrowroot, a herbaceous plant that scientists found in the tropical forests of West Africa. Its fruit is extremely sweet, and its sweetness is said to reach 3000 times that of sucrose, making it one of the sweetest substances discovered so far.

Its fruit is red, a triangular fleshy fruit, about the size of a walnut, about 2.5 cm long and about 2 cm wide. When the fruit is broken open, each one contains 1-3 deep black seeds, and around the seeds is that very sweet pulp, though there is not much pulp.

Its sweetness comes from the yellow mucilaginous transparent substance on the surface of the fruit, whose scientific name is aril. Under the sunlight of African rainforests, it makes the fruit contain a protein with intense sweetness called thaumatin. When one is eaten in the mouth, the sweet taste lasts in the mouth for more than half an hour.

African arrowroot flowers for most of the year, and the fruit matures about 3-4 months after flowering. African arrowroot is very good at hiding itself. Its flowers and fruits grow close to the ground, and sometimes it has to be dug out of the mud. It also covers itself with some fallen leaves, so it is very hard to find.

African arrowroot flowers for most of the year, and the fruit matures about 3-4 months after flowering. Its fruit is high in sweetness and low in nutrients. As a natural low-calorie sweetener, it can even help with weight loss when used in food!