Health Benefits
Good for diabetics, Improves well-being, Miraculin/miracle fruit makes sour things taste sweet
Anti-inflammatory properties, Arthritis treatment, Regulates Blood Sugar
General Benefits
Has taste modifying effect
Boosts immune system, Controls blood sugar levels, Digestive aid
Skin Benefits
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Nourishes skin, Protects skin from oxidative stress
Hair Benefits
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Prevents hair loss, Promotes longer and healthier hair, Regulates hair growth
Allergy
Allergy Symptoms
Itching, Skin rash
Asthma, Red rash, Swelling of mouth, tongue or lips
Side Effects
Changes taste of food eaten after this fruit, Coagulation
Diarrhoea, Vomiting
Recommeded for
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Best Time to Eat
As a snack in the late afternoon, Eat the fresh ones, avoid mixing with any other foods, don't eat after meal., Morning time (before lunch)
As a snack in the late afternoon
Type
Berry
Berry
Season
Monsoon
Winter
Varieties
Gymnema Sylvestre and Thaumatococcus Daniellii
Bush Table Queen, Heirloom Table Queen, Festival Hybrid, Early Acorn Hybrid, Table Ace, Ebony and Cream of the Crop
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Color
Dark red
Dark green, Green-yellow, Orange green
Inside Color
Greyish-white
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Shape
Oval
Round
Texture
Fleshy
Fleshy
Taste
Sweet
Sweetish
Origin
West Africa
Central America, North America
Grows on
Trees
Trees
Cultivation
Soil Type
Well-drained
Well-drained
Soil pH
4.5-5.85-7
3.5
10
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Climatic Conditions
Rainfall
Cold, Sunny
Facts about
- The name 'Miracle' because of the magical experience you get after eating it.
- When you have lemon after eating this fruit, it tastes sweet as if it is added with sugar.
- It is also used as natural sweetener.
- It was named as Acorn Squash for its resemblance to a large ribbed acorn.
- It is said that squash was being grown in Mexico as long as 10,000 years ago.
- It was the first food cultivated by native American Indians.
In Alcoholic Beverages
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Beer
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Spirits
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Cocktails
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Production
Top Producer
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China
Other Countries
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Egypt, India, Iran, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America
Top Importer
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UAE
Top Exporter
United States of America
India