Fresh Miracle Fruit Berries - a New Healthy Alternative

MIAMI - July 2, 2013 - PRLog -- Miracle Fruit has long been known as a rare berry first discovered in West Africa.  Attempts to successfully grow the plants on a mass scale have produced mixed results.  The plants are slow growing and sensitive to changes in humidity. This requires patience and a tropical environment.  Nursery growers in South Florida have one of the few environments in the United States to meet these requirements.  Until recently, these nurseries have held quantities in the hundreds of plants, which is enough to provide retail crops of berries.  In order to consistently provide a wholesale crop of berries (500 - 2,000 berries per week), an inventory of plants must run in the thousands.  

Enter the Miracle Fruit Farm located just south of Miami.  The growers have capitalized on refined propagation methods along with better care techniques.  Propagation of large leaf and small leaf varieties of Miracle Fruit can be performed using seeds or by using cuttings.  Much of the improvements in plant care stem from better environment control and potting cycles.  Ensuring consistent humidity levels is a key factor according to the growers at the Miracle Fruit Farm.  With thousands of plants producing berries continually throughout the year, this nursery found at http://miraclefruitfarm.com has become a leading grower, packer and shipper of fresh Miracle Fruit Berries. In case you are unfamiliar with exactly what a Miracle Fruit Berry is, here is a quick explanation:

The protein 'miraculin' in the berry stimulates the sweet taste receptors on your tongue in response to sour or acidic flavors, creating the effect of a sweetener. By eating the berry first, you will experience this effect on almost everything you eat and drink for the next 1-2 hours. Miracle Fruit is a naturally growing plant. The actual name is "Miracle Fruit" which includes the protein "miraculin" that creates this taste altering experience. To experience the effect, just chew on a single berry for about 10 seconds. Be sure the flesh and the seed saturate your tongue. You can swallow the flesh and spit out the seed.

When consumed fresh, the protein in the berry called miraculin will have its maximum effect. It binds to the sweet taste receptors on your tongue, and is stimulated when eating foods that are slightly acidic. This includes most fruits, drinks, candies and countless other foods. Some of the beneficial uses include:

·         Chemotherapy patients who experience a metallic taste to foods and beverages. A single miracle fruit berry can mask this metallic taste.  

·         Diabetics looking for alternatives to a high sugar diet. The berry makes low sugar or sugar free foods and drinks taste sweet, as if they were high in sugar.  

·         Indulging your sweet tooth without the sugar. There are many obvious benefits to less sugar in your diet.  

·         "Taste Tripping" - sharing the berries with family and friends in a fun way to enjoy some of the same foods you've always eaten, now in a whole new way.

To purchase the berries, Contact Miracle Fruit Farm on Facebook, Twitter, Google + or shop online at http://miraclefruitfarm.com/shop/.