Frequently Asked Questions
1 What is the Miracle Berry or Miracle Fruit?
The Miracle berry (Synsepalum dulcificum) is the world’s only taste-modifying and taste-masking superfruit. As a taste-modifying berry, it temporarily activates the taste buds on the tongue and tricks the mind to perceive sour or tart fruits, foods, and drinks as sweet without the need to add any sugar or sweetener.
As a taste-masking berry, it helps mask and manage chemotherapy-associated taste disturbances. As a superfruit, it is rich in polyphenols and other essential phytochemicals with anti-cancer and anti-diabetic properties.
2 Where does the Miracle Berry come from?
The MiraBurst Miracle Berry is cultivated in Ghana, West Africa, under the most natural environment where the Miracle Berry originates.
3 What are the MiraBurst Mini Squares?
The MiraBurst Mini Squares is a nutraceutical product produced from 100% pure miracle berry powder without any additives or preservatives. As a nutraceutical product (natural product with medicinal properties), It is completely natural, non-GMO, gluten and allergen-free.
4 How do the MiraBurst Mini Squares work?
The MiraBurst Mini Squares contain an active ingredient (a glycoprotein) called miraculin. Once eaten, miraculin coats the tongue and super-activates the sweet receptors of the taste buds so that any sour or tart fruit, food, or drink will be perceived as sweet. It just tricks the mind into thinking that there is sugar in the fruit, food, or drink. Therefore, it helps to satisfy the sweet tooth and cravings for sugar and sweets.
In addition, it helps mask and manage chemotherapy-associated taste disturbances. As a superfruit, it is rich in polyphenols and other essential phytochemicals with anti-cancer and anti-diabetic properties.
It must be stressed that the MiraBurst Mini Squares is a nutraceutical product (natural product with medicinal properties) which is produced from 100% pure miracle berry powder without any additives or preservatives. It therefore has the same natural composition as the miracle berry itself and works the same way as the miracle berry or miracle fruit itself.
5 What are the health benefits of the MiraBurst Mini Squares?
The MiraBurst Mini Squares is a nutraceutical product (natural product with medicinal properties) produced from 100% pure miracle berry powder without any additives or preservatives. Therefore, the health benefits are the same as that of consuming the miracle fruit itself.
Miracle berry (Synsepalum dulcificum) is the world’s only taste-modifying and taste-masking superfruit that can help maximize the power of nutrition to fight several chronic diseases, including cancer and diabetes, and make the world a healthier place for all.
As a taste-modifying berry, the MiraBurst miracle berry temporarily activates the taste buds on the tongue and tricks the mind into perceiving sour or tart flavors as sweet. This helps to enhance the taste of healthy, low-sugar fruits, foods or drinks without adding any sugar or sweetener.
As a taste-masking berry, it helps mask and manage chemotherapy-associated taste disturbances.
As a Superfruit, it is rich in polyphenols and other essential phytochemicals with anti-diabetic and anti-cancer properties.
6 Do the MiraBurst Mini Squares help with the metallic taste that I get in my mouth after chemo?
Yes. Thanks to the taste-masking properties of the miracle berry, MiraBurst Mini Squares can help mask and manage chemotherapy-associated taste disturbances.
A recent clinical trial has concluded that habitual consumption of miracle berry is effective in masking and managing chemotherapy-associated taste disturbances to improve food taste perception, nutritional status and quality of life in malnourished cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
7 What are the health benefits of the MiraBurst Mini Squares to cancer patients?
Masking and managing chemotherapy-associated taste disturbances.
A recent clinical trial has concluded that habitual consumption of miracle berry is effective in masking and managing chemotherapy-associated taste disturbances to improve food taste perception, nutritional status and quality of life in malnourished cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Besides helping to manage chemotherapy-associated taste disturbances, miracle berry works in different ways to help fight the cancer itself. As a superfruit, it is rich in anti-cancer bioactive compounds with cancer-fighting properties.
Regular consumption of the miracle berry has been found in a clinical trial to contribute to reducing biomarkers of inflammation and cachexia (weight loss and muscle wasting) in malnourished patients with cancer and taste disorders.
In addition, scientific research has shown that consuming miracle berries can help improve oral and gut microbiomes and reduce insulin resistance, which can help fight some cancers.
Finally, the unique taste-modifying properties of the miracle berry help improve taste perceptions without the need to add sugar or sweetener. This helps reduce consumption of sugar and processed foods while helping to enjoy healthy, low-sugar fruits and vegetables (refer to MiraBurst smoothies) with cancer-fighting properties.
8 What are the health benefits of the MiraBurst Mini Squares to diabetics and prediabetics?
MiraBurst Mini Squares works in diverse ways to help manage blood sugar in a sustainable way through permanent lifestyle modification.
MiraBurst works to reduce insulin resistance (the root cause of type 2 diabetes), through:
Reduction in consumption of sugar and processed foods. This is the result of the unique taste-modifying properties of the berry which causes improvement in taste perception without the need to add any sugar or sweetener.
Improvement in gut microbiome and gut health. Scientific research has shown a strong correlation between improvement in gut health (gut microbiome) and reduction in insulin resistance. Miracle berry helps improve gut health through different ways, including direct effect of consuming the berry, helping to reduce consumption of sugar and processed foods, increased consumption of probiotic-rich unsweetened yogurt parfait and other fermented foods and drinks, and increased consumption of low-sugar, high-fiber fruits and vegetables including fruit smoothies and green smoothies with fruits (refer to MiraBurst smoothie recipes).
Management of sugar addiction and cravings without causing insulin spike. MiraBurst helps prevent blood sugar spikes through the insulin signaling pathway which allows the body to better utilize sugar similar the effect of insulin but without causing any spike in insulin level.
Anti-diabetic effects of consuming the miracle berry itself. Scientific research has shown that consuming the miracle berry itself helps improve insulin resistance and thus helps improve management of blood sugar. This happens through the insulin signaling pathway which allows the body to better utilize sugar similar to the effect of insulin.
9 How can MiraBurst Mini Squares work to improve gut microbiome or gut health?
MiraBurst Mini Squares work in different ways to help improve gut health including direct effect of consuming the berry, helping to reduce consumption of sugar and processed foods, increased consumption of probiotic-rich unsweetened yogurt parfait and other fermented foods and drinks, and increased consumption of low-sugar, high-fiber fruits and vegetables including fruit smoothies and green smoothies with fruits (refer to MiraBurst smoothie recipes).
In addition, scientific studies have shown that consuming the miracle berry itself can help improve oral and gut microbiome.
10 What can I eat with MiraBurst Mini Squares?
When using MiraBurst Mini Squares as a taste-modifying product it can be paired with any sour or tart foods, fruits, and drinks. These include lemon water, apple cider vinegar in lemon water, berries including strawberries, pineapples, grapefruit, unsweetened yogurt parfait, fruit smoothies, green smoothies with berries like strawberries or lemon juice, wine, cocktails, and mocktails.
When using it as a taste-masking product to help mask and mange chemotherapy-associated taste disturbances, it can be paired with any food or drink. Just allow the Mini Square to dissolve completely on the tongue BEFORE eating or drinking.
11 Do the MiraBurst Mini Squares work with any type of food or drink?
When using it as a taste-masking product to help mask chemotherapy-associated taste disturbances, it works with any type of food or drink.
However, when using it as a taste-modifying product to help turn sour or tart tasting fruits, foods and drinks to sweet tasting without any added sugar or sweetener, and help reduce consumption of sugar and processed foods, MiraBurst Mini Squares work only with sour or tart foods, fruits, and drinks. For example, if one allows the Mini Square to dissolve on the tongue before eating a sandwich and drinking lemon water, the lemon water will taste like lemonade, but the taste of the sandwich will not change.
12 Why do I need the MiraBurst Mini Squares to make my food or drink sweet instead of sugar?
MiraBurst Mini Squares naturally modifies the taste of sour or tart food, fruit, or drink to give a unique, deliciously sweet taste sensation without the need to add sugar or sweetener. Sugar or sweeteners do not remove the sour or tart taste in fruit, food, or drink like the MiraBurst Mini Squares does. The miracle berry is the only fruit in the world that naturally sweetens and removes a sour or tart taste, therefore providing you with a higher level of satisfaction and a unique, delicious taste! In addition, unlike sugar or sweetener, it is a superfruit that comes with several health benefits including anti-cancer and anti-diabetic benefits due to the presence of polyphenols and other essential phytochemicals in the berry.
13 Is the MiraBurst Miracle Berry for everyone?
Yes. The MiraBurst Miracle Berry is good for anyone who wants to enjoy a low sugar eating lifestyle. It is particularly good for cancer patients, diabetics, pre-diabetics, those on the ketogenic diet, the health and weight conscious, and children, especially those who are picky eaters. It is also great for the elderly, especially those who have dementia. It helps them to turn sour or tart fruits sweet and enjoy sweet-tasting drinks for hydration without the need to add sugar or sweetener.
14 How does the MiraBurst Miracle Berry work to help to manage hemoglobin A1c levels for diabetics and pre-diabetics?
The MiraBurst Miracle Berry is an essential part of every diabetic’s and pre-diabetic’s eating habit to help to keep their hemoglobin A1c levels in a healthy range. It is recommended that diabetics and pre-diabetics consume low-sugar-content or low-glycemic-index fruits and foods, which are high in fiber, as well as low-sugar-content drinks to help to maintain healthy blood sugar levels. Unfortunately, these low-sugar-content foods and drinks tend to be sour or tart in taste and therefore don’t usually taste sweet or delicious enough for the average diabetic to enjoy daily. Luckily, nature has given us the MiraBurst Mini Squares to help us to enjoy these fruits, foods, and drinks. This helps to reduce consumption of sugar and processed foods while helping to enjoy healthy low-sugar fruits and vegetables to manage blood sugar and HBA1c in a sustainable way.
In addition, MiraBurst Mini Squares work in diverse ways to reduce insulin resistance and thus reduce HBA1c. These include improvement in gut microbiome and gut health, management of sugar addiction and cravings without causing insulin spike and through its anti-diabetic effects because of the polyphenols and other essential phytochemicals in the berry.
All of the above help with reduction in insulin resistance, maintaining a healthy blood sugar level, prevent blood sugar spikes, and help with managing hemoglobin A1c levels in a sustainable way.
15 How does the MiraBurst Mini Squares help to curb sugar cravings?
The MiraBurst Miracle Berry helps to curb sugar cravings by helping to improve taste perceptions without the need to add any sugar or sweetener. It helps everyone to enjoy a sweet taste sensation to satisfy their cravings for sugar with any sour or tart fruit, food, or drink instead of sugar or sweeteners. The MiraBurst Mini Squares does this by activating the taste buds on the tongue and tricking the mind to perceive sour or tart as sweet when in reality there is no sugar or sweetener in the food or drink. Because the consumer is not using any sugar, the taste buds get retrained and reconditioned to get used to less sugar over time.
16 How does the MiraBurst Mini Squares prevent a spike in blood sugar levels?
The MiraBurst Mini Squares causes improvement in taste perception without the need to add any sugar or sweetener. This can help diabetics and pre-diabetics to enjoy low-sugar-content or low-glycemic-index fruits, foods, and drinks by turning them into deliciously sweet snacks and desserts without any added sugar or sweetener. These healthy whole fruits and other foods that are low in sugar and high in fiber (e.g., unsweetened yogurt parfait) help to prevent blood sugar spikes after meals. In addition, sour or tart drinks, like lemon water, turn sweet with the help of MiraBurst and help to cut down on sugary drinks.
Among other benefits, lemon water helps to prevent blood sugar spikes after meals. This is because lemon water contains a soluble fiber called pectin that helps to slow the digestion of sugars and starches, and thus, it helps to prevent blood sugar spikes.
Finally, scientific research has shown that consuming miracle berry or MiraBurst Mini Squares can help reduce blood sugar spikes through the insulin signaling pathway which allows the body to better utilize sugar similar to the effect of insulin but without any spike in insulin level.
17 Is the MiraBurst Miracle Berry keto-friendly?
The MiraBurst Miracle Berry is the world’s only keto and diabetes-friendly taste-modifying berry. It helps to make all sour or tart (low-sugar-content or low-glycemic-index) fruits, foods, and drinks sweet tasting without any added sugar or sweetener at all.
The berry itself is keto-friendly with a negligible amount of sugar or carbs. As a superfruit, it is high in antioxidants and other essential phytochemicals. In addition, it is the only taste-modifying berry on the planet that helps to improve the taste of several keto- and diabetes-friendly fruits, foods, and drinks, turning them into deliciously sweet snacks and desserts for everyone to enjoy on a daily basis.
Keto and diabetes-friendly fruits, like berries, unsweetened fermented foods, like unsweetened Greek yogurt, green smoothie with berries, or lemon; and drinks like lemon water or even apple cider vinegar in lemon water turn into sweet-tasting ones for everyone to enjoy without any added sugar or sweetener.
One of the very important benefits of MiraBurst is the fact that it helps with managing cravings for sugar and sweets. It helps to retrain and recondition the taste buds to get used to less sugar over time. This helps with a healthy lifestyle modification.
18 How often can I use the MiraBurst miracle berry?
The MiraBurst Miracle Berry is a fruit, so it can be consumed every day and for any time someone needs to make sour or tart fruits, foods, or drinks sweet. This is especially great for diabetics and pre-diabetics who need to use it more than once a day to make low-sugar or low-glycemic-index fruits, foods, and drinks sweet without any added sugar or sweetener.
For cancer patients with chemotherapy-associated taste disturbances, we recommend MiraBurst Mini Squares three times a day before meals to help manage the taste disturbances.
19 How long does the taste-modifying effect of the MiraBurst Mini Squares last?
The effects of the MiraBurst Mini Squares last up to 60 minutes. The time may vary based on the individual using the product. MiraBurst Mini Squares use the highest quality and highest potency variety of the Miracle Berry to ensure that the effects last on average up to 60 minutes when used correctly.
20 Would the miracle berry products work in a recipe as a “sweetener”?
No. The berry functions as a taste modifier. You must consume the berry before you eat or drink anything. It changes the perception of taste. It cannot be used as an additive.
21 Should I swallow the MiraBurst Mini Squares?
The Mini Squares should not be chewed or swallowed. For you to experience the taste-modifying effect, the Mini Square must be able to activate your taste buds. The product must therefore be left on the tongue and swirled around until it dissolves completely on the tongue before swallowing.
22 How long does it take for the Mini Square to dissolve on your tongue?
The Mini Square takes less than three minutes to dissolve on your tongue.
23 Are the miracle berry products good for kids?
Yes. They are great for kids. Just be mindful that the Mini Square is small, so it can be a choking hazard for kids under the age of 5 years old.
24 What are the ingredients in the MiraBurst Mini Squares?
There are no additives added. It is a nutraceutical product produced from 100% pure, non-GMO Miracle Berry powder.
25 Are the miracle berry products kosher?
Yes
26 Do the MiraBurst Mini Squares expire?
Yes. The potency of the active ingredient in the berry (and the Mini Square) reduces over time. Our MiraBurst Mini Squares expire 36 months after the printed manufacturing date.
27 Are the miracle berry products vegan?
Yes
28 Are the miracle berry products gluten-free?
Yes
29 Is the miracle berry safe?
The Miracle Berry or the MiraBurst Mini Squares is a very safe and healthy fruit to consume. This unique berry has been consumed by the people of West Africa for centuries without any known side effects.
Even though some of the Miracle Berry products on the market may contain some additives, the MiraBurst Mini Squares are different because they are produced from 100% pure miracle fruit powder without any additives or preservatives. They have the same natural composition as the miracle fruit itself and are therefore safe.
30 Is the MiraBurst Mini Squares a drug?
No. The MiraBurst Mini Squares is not a drug. It is a nutraceutical product (a natural product, a fruit with a medicinal property) produced from 100% pure miracle berry powder without any additives or preservatives. They have the same natural composition as the berry itself — all-natural, organic, and non-GMO.
31 How long does the Miracle Berry last?
The effects of the Miracle Berry last up to 60 minutes. The time may vary based on the individual using the product and the potency of the Miracle Berry product consumed. MiraBurst Miracle Berries use the highest quality and highest potency variety of the Miracle Berry to ensure that the effects last on average up to 60 minutes when used correctly.
32 Is the MiraBurst Mini Squares FDA approved?
The MiraBurst Mini Squares is a nutraceutical product (a simple fruit with medicinal properties) and therefore does not require any approval by the FDA to consume it.
33 Where to buy the MirBurst Mini Squares?
You can buy the MiraBurst Mini Squares at https://miraburst.com/shop/.
34 Why is miracle fruit illegal?
The Miracle Berry is not considered to be illegal by any government entity and is safe for anyone to use. It is classified as a fruit by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
35 What does miracle fruit taste like?
The Miracle Berry itself does not have any sweet taste because it is low in sugar. It has a mild, pleasant flavor.
36 Does the miracle berry work?
Yes. As a taste-modifying fruit, it turns all sour or tart foods, fruits, and drinks into sweet-tasting treats without any added sugar or sweetener.
37 Where can I buy MiraBurst Mini Squares in stores?
You can currently purchase MiraBurst Mini Squares at https://miraburst.com/shop/
38 How long will my MiraBurst order take to ship?
The speed with which your MiraBurst Mini Squares ship will ultimately depend on your distance from our shipping location. It will also depend on the carrier used to ship your order. However, as a general rule of thumb, allow about one week for your shipment to arrive in the United States.
39 What is your return/refund policy?
At MiraBurst, we pride ourselves on delivering full customer satisfaction. If you’re not content with your MiraBurst order—no matter what the reason may be (e.g., wrong item, damaged product)—You can return it to us and we would be happy to replace it or provide you with a refund with an appropriate receipt.
You will receive your refund once your return has been accepted and processed. Note that the product you are returning should be largely unused, and the return should be made within a 60-day period. Contact info@miraburst.com explaining whether you’d like an exchange or a refund, as well as why you are returning the product. We’ll then arrange for your order to be returned to us.
40 Do you sell MiraBurst in bulk?
Yes, we do offer MiraBurst Mini Squares in bulk for our wholesale buyers. If you are interested in ordering multiple units of MiraBurst Mini Squares, please contact us at info@miraburst.com for information about pricing.
41 How do your Mini Squares differ from your Miracle Berry tablets?
Our Mini Squares at MiraBurst have the same natural composition as the previous MiraBurst Miracle Berry tablet. The only difference is that they are shaped like squares rather than circles like tablets were.
42 Do you offer any promotions for your MiraBurst Mini Squares?
Yes!
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43 What fruits can you eat with the MiraBurst Miracle Berry?
The MiraBurst Miracle Berry can be paired with any sour or tart fruit, such as strawberries, blueberries, low sugar berries, grapefruit, lemons, kiwi, green apples, grapefruit, and all citrus fruits.
44 How can I remove the lingering sweet taste sensation from my mouth?
The active ingredient in the miracle berry (miraculin) is destroyed by an enzyme in the saliva called alpha-amylase. Research has shown that Listerine mouthwash (including zero alcohol listerine) contains an active substance that can help activate the effect of alpha-amylase and therefore help destroy miraculin activity, making the sweet taste sensation to wear off quickly. Use the mouthwash for 1 minute and repeat in 3-5 minutes if necessary.