May 29th, 2008
How About A Little Miracle Fruit on the Side?
The miracle fruit is, according to yesterday’s New York Times (or rather, last year’s Wall Street Journal), a red berry—-Synsepalum dulcificum—that makes sour foods taste sweet. The cause? Miraculin, ” a protein ….which binds with the taste buds and acts as a sweetness inducer when it comes in contact with acids.” Imagine the possibilities for […]








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