Article
Yield and miraculin content of nine miracle fruit (Synsepalum Dulcificum) morphotypes
2020-11-01
Abstract excerpt
Miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) is an understudied tropical fruit species with potential as a source of natural, non-caloric sweetener. Miracle fruit berries have been consumed in Africa for over 100 years. The fruit pulp contains a protein called miraculin, a natural, non-caloric sweetener, that changes the perception of sour foods and beverages to sweet. Demand for natural, non-caloric sweeteners like mira...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 59f4f956-cf5c-5050-a96f-5e37bf418870
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10681-020-02710-x
