A little red berry can make acidic foods taste sweet.
Miracle fruit changes perception, not the sugar or acid in the food on your plate.
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First viewMiraculin interacts with human sweet-taste receptors under acidic conditions, making sour foods seem sweet.
Photo · Ivar Leidus · CC BY-SA 4.0The lemon’s acidity remains unchanged even when it tastes like lemonade.
AI-generated image · Fruitplot StudioA little red berry can make acidic foods taste sweet.
Miraculin interacts with human sweet-taste receptors under acidic conditions, making sour foods seem sweet.
The lemon’s acidity remains unchanged even when it tastes like lemonade.
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