- 16, Jun 2020
- #1
Why does a magic fruit from West Africa cause taste hallucinations?
The magic fruit (Sunsepalum Dulcificum) is a fruit tree and it belongs to the Sapotaceae family.
The homeland of the plant are the tropics of West Africa.
Fruits in large quantities contain a miraculin sugar substitute in combination with glycoprotein.
The fruit itself does not have a very sweet taste, but after a person eats it, the glycoprotein binds the taste buds located in the human language and turns the taste of any product into sweet for about an hour.
Thus, you can eat a whole lemon, and it will taste like sweet syrup.
And the best part is that the berry is absolutely harmless to health.
The magic fruit (Sunsepalum Dulcificum) is a fruit tree and it belongs to the Sapotaceae family.
The homeland of the plant are the tropics of West Africa.
Fruits in large quantities contain a miraculin sugar substitute in combination with glycoprotein.
The fruit itself does not have a very sweet taste, but after a person eats it, the glycoprotein binds the taste buds located in the human language and turns the taste of any product into sweet for about an hour.
Thus, you can eat a whole lemon, and it will taste like sweet syrup.
And the best part is that the berry is absolutely harmless to health.