ABOUT MIRACLE FRUIT
Miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) is a plant native to West Africa.
Miracle fruit contains Miraculin, a glycoprotein that binds to the sweet receptors on the tongue - a property that is potentially helpful for people whose sense of taste has been disturbed for any reason (e.g. after medical treatment).
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
Lee-Ann, Dietitian, Tasmania
Great Friday when you can have an impact on a patient who has been suffering from sour taste for 6 months due to a IVIG drug [Intravenous immune globulin] everything tasted sour until today!.. instantly with half a cube apple juice and sandwiches "taste normal" her response "that's insane".
Dr Andrew Martin, General Surgeon, New South Wales
"When people are sick, nutrition is more important than ever - but when taste is disturbed by illness or treatment, it makes eating and tasting everyday foods unpalatable, I have a number of patients who have lost their taste due to various cancer treatments, radiation and chemotherapy and struggle with nausea or can no longer taste food, which severely impacts their health and quality of life."
Judith, North Queensland
It definitely works, Rubyberry gave me my taste buds back. I lost 26 kgs through chemo because I could not taste food. I am so happy I tried them, they worked for me. Losing our taste buds is an obvious problem as we need nourishment to keep us healthy. I discussed this with my Oncologists and they were happy for me to try the Rubyberry.
MEET THE TEAM
Our goal is to inform Australians, in particular healthcare practitioners, of the potential taste-modifying benefits of Miracle fruit for those people whose sense of taste has been disturbed for any reason.
In doing this, we aim to establish Australia's first commercial Miracle fruit farm.
Chris Beckwith & Karen Pereira
