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Thaumatococcus daniellii, also known as miracle fruit or miracle berry, is a plant species from tropical Africa of the Marantaceae (arrowroot & prayer plant) family.It is a large, rhizomatous, flowering herb native to the rainforests of western Africa in Sierra Leone, southeast to Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Common names for this species and its berry include miracle fruit, [3] miracle berry, miraculous berry, [3] sweet berry, [4] [5] [6] and in West Africa, where the species originates, àgbáyun (in Yoruba), [7] [8] taami, asaa, and ledidi. The berry itself has a low sugar content [9] and a mildly sweet tang.
The California Rare Fruit Growers, Inc. (CRFG) is a non-profit organization of rare exotic fruit enthusiasts, hobbyists and amateur horticulturists based in California. The CRFG, founded in 1968, promotes rare fruits in the Southern California marketplace, according to a 1997 article in the Seasonal Chef online newsletter. [ 1 ]
Miraculin is a taste modifier, a glycoprotein extracted from the fruit of Synsepalum dulcificum. [2] The berry, also known as the miracle fruit, was documented by explorer Chevalier des Marchais, who searched for many different fruits during a 1725 excursion to its native West Africa. Miraculin itself does not taste sweet.
Miracle berry may refer to: Synsepalum dulcificum , source of berries that increases the perceived sweetness of foods Thaumatococcus daniellii , source of a spice that has an intensely sweet flavor
Magical fruit may refer to: Miracle fruit , or miracle berry plant ( Synsepalum dulcificum ), which produces berries that, when eaten, cause sour foods subsequently consumed to taste sweet Bean , a common name for large plant seeds of several genera of the family Fabaceae (alternately Leguminosae) used for human food or animal feed
Regarding the common name of the fruit: Since the 1960s, when Western researchers first began studying miracle fruit, the common name of the fruit has been "miracle fruit." Evidence of the use and acceptance of the common name "miracle fruit" can be found in research papers published in 1960s, as well as FDA documents.
The company is named after the town of Ceres in the Western Cape, South Africa where it was founded in 1986 by local fruit farmers/ The Ceres valley is an important fruit growing region in southern Africa, particularly for apples, pears and stone fruits. Ceres became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bellville-based Pioneer Foods in 2004. [4]