These days we look for miracles wherever we can find them. Maybe you want to plant one. This very unusual fruit, known botanically as Synsepalum dulcificum, is in the large Sapodilla or Sapotaceae ...

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.

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 ...

Native to Tropical Africa, miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) is an evergreen shrub up to 12 feet tall. Its fruit is a bright-red berry that tricks the taste buds, causing even sour foods and ...

(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 ...

A new snowdrop discovered from holiday snaps on Facebook and a “miracle berry” that alters your taste buds are among the plant and fungi species discovered this year. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew is ...

Scientists at the UK's Royal Botanic Gardens have released a list highlighting 10 of the most remarkable newly-described plants in 2019. In total, 102 plants and eight species of fungi were named for ...

Axim (W/R) Sept.20, GNA- Farmers cultivating the Miracle Berry Plant, popularly called "Asaaba", in the Nzema East and Wassa West Districts of the Western Region, have appealed to the Executive, to ...

Scientists at the UK’s Royal Botanic Gardens have released a list highlighting 10 of the most remarkable newly-described plants in 2019. In total, 102 plants and eight species of fungi were named for ...