The miracle berry was initially discovered in 1725 by an explorer named Chevalier des Marchais. He noticed the native people peculiarly chewing them before meals, and quickly came to realize the natives were consuming the mysterious miracle berry to enhance the flavor of foods that were otherwise dull or sour in taste. In the late 1960’s, two independent researchers were able to successfully isolate the miraculous protein found in miracle berries, calling it Miraculin. Though the local population had been familiar with its miraculous properties for centuries, it wasn’t until 1968 that the miracle berry would be brought to the United States.