Is there a difference between Miracle Berries/Miracle Fruits/Mysterious Fruits?
No, different name same plant. Mysterious Fruit is written on the inside protective sleeve of the tablets. Q: Does this really make sour foods sweet? A: Yes! Q: How does it work? A: via wikipedia: The berry contains an active glycoprotein molecule, with some trailing carbohydrate chains, called miraculin. When the fleshy part of the fruit is eaten, this molecule binds to the tongue’s taste buds, causing bitter and sour foods to taste sweet. While the exact cause for this change is unknown, one hypothesis is that the effect may be caused if miraculin works by distorting the shape of sweetness receptors “so that they become responsive to acids, instead of sugar and other sweet things.” This effect lasts between thirty minutes and two hours. Q: Is there some kind of mind altering/psychedelic/narcotic effect? Are they addictive? A: No, the fruit’s effect is purely topical. There are no side effects beyond that experienced on your tongue! There is nothing in Miracle Fruit that would make it
