“I love the berry! I use it all the time, its a great way to cut out sugar and still enjoy sweets.”
One piece and thirty seconds of chewing make a lemon taste like lemonade. Nature’s Wild Berry is whole freeze-dried miracle berry halves in a resealable aluminum tin. Shelf stable at ambient temperature and portioned by the piece. Available through Gordon Food Service® and US Foods Direct. You can also buy direct from us.
Chefs have known about miracle berry for twenty years. Flavor-tripping dinners ran all through the molecular gastronomy era and never really went away. What kept the berry off menus was never the ingredient. It was the supply.
The fresh fruit is fragile, seasonal and perishable. A kitchen that wanted it had to source berries with a shelf life measured in days, at a cost nobody could build a menu around, from a grower who might not be there next season. So it stayed a party trick instead of becoming a menu item.
That is the part that changed. Whole halves, freeze-dried and sealed in an aluminum tin. Ambient storage, no cold chain, no spoilage window and a best by date of March 2035. You can put it on a spring menu and still have it in November.
The ingredient was always good. The supply chain finally caught up.
The berry contains miraculin, a protein that binds to the sweet receptors on the tongue. While it is bound, sour registers as sweet. Lemons taste like lemonade. Grapefruit tastes candied. Vinegar reads closer to a sweet glaze. Bitterness is curbed and savory food tastes richer. The effect lasts 20 to 40 minutes and wears off on its own. Nothing is added to the food.
For an operator that is an unusual proposition. One shelf-stable ingredient changes how the food already on your line tastes, with no reformulation, no added sugar and no label change. It is a flavor enhancer that works on the guest rather than the plate.
A course built around the flip from sour to sweet. Or a dessert that gets its sweetness from citrus rather than sugar.
Sour-forward and non-alcoholic builds that read sweet without syrup. A talking point the guest can taste.
An interactive opener for a reception or banquet that needs no equipment, no prep and no kitchen time.
Dining hall demos and pop-ups that get people to try sour fruit and vegetables they would otherwise walk past.
A vivid, repeatable way to teach how taste perception works, using one jar and a tray of citrus.
A high-curiosity impulse item at the register, already recognized from national television.
| Product | Whole freeze-dried miracle berry halves (Synsepalum dulcificum). Nothing added. |
|---|---|
| Serving size | One piece, which is one berry half. First timers usually do best with two. |
| Servings per jar | Approximately 30 (about 120 per case) |
| Net weight | 3 g per jar |
| Case pack | 4 jars per case |
| Effect duration | 20 to 40 minutes, then it fades on its own |
| Best by | March 2035 |
| Storage | Ambient. No refrigeration or freezer space required. |
| Allergens | None |
| Attributes | Gluten free, preservative free, non-GMO, vegan |
| Packaging | Resealable aluminum tin. The tin is the retail package, not the shipping unit. |
| Unit GTIN | 00868671000237 |
| Case GTIN | 10868671000234 |
Four routes, depending on how your kitchen already buys. Pricing and availability are specific to your account. Ask your distributor rep or sign in for yours.
If you already buy from Gordon Food Service, the item is available in Gordon Ordering under this number.
Gordon Food Service item code 218448Search it in Gordon Ordering or hand it to your Gordon Food Service sales representative. It is listed as BERRY MIRACLE HLF DRD. It is a drop ship item and comes straight to your door via designated shipping service.
If you already have a US Foods account, the item is listed on US Foods Direct under this number.
US Foods APN 1170767Search it in US Foods Direct or hand it to your US Foods representative. US Foods Direct is a dropship marketplace. The case ships to you directly rather than riding your regular delivery. Confirm current availability with your rep before you build a service around it.
For operators who want to order outside a broadline distributor account. Create a wholesale login and order directly from us.
Terms, case pricing and lead times are shown once you are signed in, because they depend on your account.
Volume beyond a few cases, a one-off event, a menu trial or a format that is not on this page. We answer these ourselves and we answer quickly.
Tell us what you run, roughly how many guests and when you need it. We will tell you honestly whether we are the right fit.
Distributor availability can change without notice. If an item number does not return a result in your ordering system, email us and we will sort it out the same day.
One piece per guest, which is one berry half. Hold it on the tongue for about five seconds to rehydrate, then chew it and spread the pulp across your whole tongue for a full thirty seconds before swallowing. That thirty seconds of chewing is what determines how strong the effect is. Do not rush it. First timers usually do best with two pieces.
20 to 40 minutes. It fades on its own and nothing needs to be done to reverse it.
No. The berry changes how sour registers on the tongue. The food itself is unchanged. There is no added sugar and no reformulation.
Approximately 30 servings per jar and four jars to a case. That is roughly 120 servings per case. Budget two pieces per guest if most of your guests will be trying it for the first time.
No. The jars are shelf stable at ambient temperature, which is why they suit kitchens with no spare cold storage.
Jars currently shipping carry a best by date of March 2035.
None. The only ingredient is whole freeze-dried miracle berry halves.
Yes. Email info@natureswildberry.com with the kind of operation you run and we will help you set up a trial on your own menu.
Often, yes. Tell us the date, the location and the guest count and we will tell you what we can do.
Email info@natureswildberry.com. A person reads it, not a queue.
Nature’s Wild Berry Inc. · Santa Monica, California · Ten years of making sour taste sweet