Oubli Berry Info and Sources
Aside of stevia, the oubli berry in Cameroon and Gabon, is known to be a highly sweet plant. Its berries, by weight, are between 500-2000 times sweeter than sugar. It is incredibly hard to find because its natural habitat is being destroyed, and it’s not very well known. Some few companies however, are growing it commercially.
I will attempt to acquire some, since I’m in Israel and that’s pretty close to Africa, so the shipping wouldn’t kill me. When I do, I’ll have more to say about how it tastes and how to use it in actual cooking. I’m told though, that it is often used to sweeten drinks, and help kids to wean from their mother’s milk. This may have something to do with the sweetening chemical in it being a protein. For this reason, it may also help chronic overeaters who often binge on dairy or meats to stick to their diet more easily.
By the way, it is better to get the actual oubli berries (Pentadipandra brazzeana Baillon), than to buy the chemical brazzein. The company claiming rights to the extract have committed biopiracy in that they’re not giving credit or money to the people who actually gather or farm it.
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