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Capparis masaikai
Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Capparis masaikai, known as mabinlang,[1] grows in the subtropical region of the Yunnan province of China and bear fruits of tennis-ball size. The mature seeds are used in traditional Chinese medicine.
They are also used as sweets; the seeds elicit a sweet taste when chewed.[2]
The origin of the sweet taste was identified as sweet-tasting proteins named mabinlins. They are highly sweet, 100-400 times sweeter than sucrose on a weight basis.[2][3]
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