It’s Good to Know: The Miracle Fruit
ETR health experts are firm on this point: Sugar is seriously bad for you. But what if you’ve got a sweet tooth? Maybe the miracle fruit can help. This tiny red berry – Synsepalum dulcificum – can transform the way other foods taste.
Linda Bartoshuk of the University of Florida’s Center for Smell and Taste explained to The New York Times that the berry contains a protein called miraculin that binds with taste buds. And then, when it comes in contact with acids, it induces sweetness.
Of course, "miracles" tend to come with a hefty price tag. According to the Times, these berries can cost upward of $2 apiece.
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