The Miracle Fruit plant Synsepalum dulcificum produces berries that when eaten first causes sour foods like lemons, oranges and limes to taste sweet. The berry, also known as Miracle Berry, Magic Berry, Miraculous Berry or Flavour Berry. It was first documented by explorer Chevalier des Marchais who searched for many different fruits during a 1725 excursion to its native West Africa.

It contains a molecule called miraculin that binds to the tongue’s taste buds, causing sour foods to taste sweet. It is now being told to be a hope to fight against obesity, I hope so.