The Miracle Fruit
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| The Miracle Berry (Synsepalum dulcificum) |
There is a fruit, native to West Africa that tricks your taste buds. This fruit has been indigenous to West Africa since the 18th century, but only recently been used in the United States of America. The miracle berry, also known as the Synsepalum dulcificum can make any sour, or bitter taste sweet. For example, one person tasted lemon sorbet, and said that it tasted exactly like a chocolate milkshake. This works because of a protein called miraculin, which causes a reaction with your taste buds, which then binds your taste buds to cause a sweet tasting reaction. Another example is s0meone drinking tabasco sauce, and it tasted exactly like a doughnut glaze.In addition, goat cheese tastes like cheesecake, and vinegar tastes like apple juice. With such sweet properties, the pricing comes to about $2.50 a berry. This comes to about $90 for 30 berries. Although this exotic fruit makes sour things delectable, the berry itself is indubitably bitter, and something that you do not want to eat on a regular business. Although, scientists have shown that it does not have any dangerous properties, it is not something that you would like to consume on an everyday basis.
Based on this article, I conclude that this could be especially helpful for children who do not like to eat their vegetables, or any other foods. I believe this could also be used for foods that are healthy, yet no one wants to eat because it is disgusting. This fruit has so much more potential for science, and much more can be discovered about the miracle berry. For example, someone used the berry for his diabetic friend, as he enjoyed sweets, but had to stay in his limitations. But with the miracle berry he can enjoy sweet flavors, with normal food. Restaurants are also testing to see if they can input this into their foods, but is being tested to see if it is alright. This is a major scientific discovery and much more is yet to be discovered with the miracle berry. So think about this, "Can a single berry, revolutionize how we see food?"
I think that this berry will revolutionize our taste buds and can work for the good or bad for the world, depending on how we utilize it. I thought this was very interesting, especially since our human brains can be tricked into doing anything, and this berry is the perfect example of that. This relates to my life, because there are many foods that I detest, and could help me consume these foods.
I chose this article because, I find it intriguing how a berry can make anything taste deliciously sweet, and how it does that. I also believe that this can relate to many other students, in which they despise a certain food, and I believe that this berry could help, and others would also find this interesting.
I think that this berry will revolutionize our taste buds and can work for the good or bad for the world, depending on how we utilize it. I thought this was very interesting, especially since our human brains can be tricked into doing anything, and this berry is the perfect example of that. This relates to my life, because there are many foods that I detest, and could help me consume these foods.
I chose this article because, I find it intriguing how a berry can make anything taste deliciously sweet, and how it does that. I also believe that this can relate to many other students, in which they despise a certain food, and I believe that this berry could help, and others would also find this interesting.
A "miracle berry" that alters your sense of taste? That sounds really cool!
ReplyDeleteHowever, I would have to disagree that this berry could "revolutionize our taste buds and can work for the good or bad for the world." Although this is an intriguing idea, I think that the berry will mostly just serve for recreational purposes. Even if it may not majorly impact the world of science, it could greatly benefit diabetics, and help enhance their diet, like you mentioned previously.
Overall, this berry sounds pretty awesome and I would definitely want to try it out!
A berry that can make any food taste sweet is revolutionary in my opinion, especially for diabetic people who can now with the help of this berry enjoy sweet without concern of their blood pressure. Unfortunately, this berry is quite expensive, but that won't hinder my chances of eating these berries at lunch...eventually. Conclusively, this was a captivating article, and I am glad that I took the initiative to read it.
ReplyDeleteI would have liked to seen more scientific fact in your synthesis of this article (this is honors biology after all), something pertaining to how the brain is actually tricked. Otherwise, it was very interesting to learn about this "miracle berry".
ReplyDeleteThe article was very intriguing - this "miracle berry" is really miraculous! However, I have to disagree with what you said about how the berry will revolutionize food. I have a feeling that a berry that is bitter, expensive and limited in usage may not enter the mainstream of food. Also, a sour taste is an integral part of certain foods, so I see no reason to change the taste using this berry. One question: How is this berry applied to foods?
ReplyDeleteI found this very interesting, especially since I did not know what it was before. I still cannot imagine how lemons could taste like a chocolate milkshake. However, I do not want to personally eat one. However, how long does this effect last? I do agree that this could potentially revolutionize taste and food. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing that there is such a thing that can alter your taste buds! I agree with what you said about people eating this with healthy food. This can diffently can help with the obese crisis in america. If we can have people eat healthy and think it taste like delicious food that would be great.
ReplyDeleteThis "Miracle Berry" is very interesting. I could imagine it being put to use in medicine to make it taste better since no one likes the taste of those so called "fruit syrups". This discovery could put a smile on the faces of sick children. :) Good post!
ReplyDeleteThis "Miracle Berry" truly is miraculous! I believe that this can really help in certain scenarios, such as when someone has to eat something that does not taste that nice. I am curious as to how this berry functions scientifically and how it is applied to the food eaten. Nevertheless, this was an interesting topic and I enjoyed reading though the article!
ReplyDeleteThis berry can revolutionize the ease of giving certain medicine to troublesome patients. For example, when children and babies need to take a very bad tasting cough medicine, people can just use this berry or little bits of it in the medicine and make it taste very good. This is the equivalent drugs like morphine used in hospital for cough medicine.
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting. As many know, taste has become a pleasure for us, and to see a naturally growing berry which "aids" us with that is surprising. However, this brings up another question. As kids and teens, we are forced to eat veggies. To some of us, we don't mind. But for the rest, is there a way to make veggies or even protein taste good without corrupting it's nutritious values?
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