اﻻﺳﻢ ﺍﻟﻌﻠﻤﻲ ﻟﻬﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻔﺎﻛﻬﺔ ﻫﻮ ( ﺳﻴﻨﺴﻴﺒﺎﻟﻴﻮﻡ ﺩﻭﻟﺴﻴﻔﻴﺴﻴﻮﻡ
Synsepalum Dulcificum )ﻭﻫﻲ ﺗﺒﺪﻭ ﻋﺎﺩﻳﺔ ﺟﺪﺍ ﺍﻻ
ﺍﻧﻬﺎ ﺗﻤﻠﻚ ﺧﺎﺻﻴﺔ ﻏﻴﺮ ﻋﺎﺩﻳﺔ،ﻭﻫﻲ ﺗﺤﻮﻳﻞ ﺍﻟﻄﻌﻢ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻣﺾ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻻﻏﺬﻳﺔ
ﺍﻟﻰ ﻃﻌﻢ ﺣﻠﻮ،
ﻓﺎﺫﺍ ﺗﻨﺎﻭﻟﺖ ﺣﺒﺔ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻗﺒﻞ ﺍﻟﻄﻌﺎﻡ ﻓﺎﻧﻚ ﺳﺘﻼﺣﻆ ﺃﻥ ﻃﻌﻢ ﺍﻟﻠﻴﻤﻮﻥ ﺳﻴﺒﺪﻭ
ﺣﻠﻮﺍ ﻣﺜﻞ ﻃﻌﻢ ﺍﻟﺤﻠﻮﻯ .
ﺑﺎﻟﺮﻏﻢ ﻣﻦ ﺃﻥ ﻣﺤﺘﻮﻯ ﺍﻟﺴﻜﺮ ﻓﻲ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻔﺎﻛﻬﺔ ﻗﻠﻴﻞ ﺍﻻ ﺍﻥ ﺍﻟﺴﺒﺐ ﻓﻲ ﻫﺬﻩ
ﺍﻟﺨﺎﺻﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺠﻴﺒﺔ ﻫﻮ ﻭﺟﻮﺩ ﻣﺮﻛﺐ “ ﻣﻴﺮﺍﻛﻴﻮﻟﻴﻦ ”
ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﺮﺗﺒﻂ ﻣﻊ ﺑﺮﺍﻋﻢ ﺍﻟﺘﺬﻭﻕ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﺴﺎﻥ ﻣﺤﻮﻻ ﺍﻟﻄﻌﻢ ﺍﻟﺤﺎﻣﺾ ﺍﻟﻰ ﺣﻠﻮ