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In West Africa, Nigeria and Gambia a small shrub growths, the matured fruits of which look like red olives 1/3–2/3 inches long. The natives used to chew these berries before they drink their acid palm wine because then the acid wine tasted as if sugar had been added (Fig. 1).
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Zotterman, Y. (1974). The effect of miraculin on the taste buds. In: Ammon, R., Holló, J. (eds) Natürliche und Synthetische Zusatzstoffe in der Nahrung des Menschen. Steinkopff. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85283-1_16
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