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  2. Synsepalum dulcificum - Wikipedia

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    The seeds need 14 to 21 days to germinate. A spacing of 4 m (13 ft) between plants is suggested. [5] The plants first bear fruit after growing about 3–4 years, [5] and produce two crops per year, after the end of the rainy season. This evergreen plant produces small, red berries, while white flowers are produced for many months of the year.

  3. Thaumatococcus daniellii - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Miraculin - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Can these "miracle berries" make any food taste sweet? - AOL

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    The pulp of the berry contains a protein, called miraculin, that binds to the tongue and blocks the taste bud receptors responsible for sour and bitter flavors for up to an hour.

  6. Miracle berry - Wikipedia

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    Miracle berry may refer to: Synsepalum dulcificum, source of berries that increases the perceived sweetness of foods; Thaumatococcus daniellii, source of a spice that ...

  7. Sapotaceae - Wikipedia

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    The "miracle fruit" Synsepalum dulcificum is also placed in the Sapotaceae. Trees of the genus Palaquium (gutta-percha) produce an important latex with a wide variety of uses. The seeds of the tree Sideroxylon spinosum produce an edible oil, traditionally harvested in Morocco.

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