Drug & supplement interaction

Miracle Fruit + Captopril

Captopril brand names: Capoten, Acepril.

No Known Interaction
Medically reviewed by · Updated June 2026 · Pair last verified Sep 20, 2026
The bottom line No known interaction

We found no known interaction between Miracle Fruit and Captopril in our sources. Absence of a documented interaction is not the same as proven safety, and does not guarantee one does not exist. Do not start, stop, or change a medication or supplement based on this page; confirm with your pharmacist or doctor first.

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Miracle Fruit and Captopril

We checked these two against our interaction database. Here is what we found.

No Known Interaction Found

We did not find a documented interaction between Captopril and Miracle Fruit in our sources. This does not guarantee that the combination is completely free of risk — there is often limited research on supplements and herbal products, especially around drug interactions.

If you decide to take both, the practical routine is simple: add one new thing at a time and note the date you started it. If the combination is going to disagree with you, it usually shows in the first days to a couple of weeks — and a start date turns “I’ve been feeling off” into something a pharmacist can actually work with. Do not stop a prescribed medicine on your own.

Always talk with your pharmacist or doctor before making changes to your medications or supplements, particularly if you take several medications or have an ongoing health condition.

Miracle Fruit safety at a glance

Miracle Fruit overall Use caution Generally well tolerated as a food, but long-term and high-dose safety has not been well studied.
Pregnancy Use caution There is not enough reliable safety data, so it is best to avoid concentrated supplements and use caution.
Breastfeeding Use caution There is not enough reliable safety data, so caution is advised.

Safety guidance is general; always confirm with your pharmacist or doctor for your situation.

Still wondering about combining Captopril and Miracle Fruit? Ask Dr. Brian Staiger, PharmD, BCPS directly ›
How we checked

Why No Interaction Is Listed for Captopril

Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes, not just single drug names. Captopril is filed under 5 classifications — including ace inhibitors (aceis), antihypertensive drugs, photosensitizing drugs. Miracle Fruit has documented interactions with 1 drug class — the most serious being antidiabetes drugs (moderate) — and none of Captopril’s classifications are among them.

Classification data comes from our licensed Natural Medicines dataset. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded there, so this describes how the check was run — it is not a safety guarantee.

Keep it in perspective

Miracle Fruit Does Interact With Other Medications

Miracle Fruit has 86 moderate known drug interactions in our database — Captopril isn’t one of them. If you take anything else, check it against the full list below.

Moderate 86 No known interaction 2,744 (incl. Captopril)
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What to actually watch for

What Captopril’s Own FDA Label Lists

This is not an interaction — none of it involves Miracle Fruit. These are the most notable effects listed in the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of Captopril’s own FDA label, for the medication by itself. Knowing the drug’s own list makes it easier to work out the likely cause if something new turns up while you take both. 10 of them are worth acting on rather than waiting out — marked below.

  • A stroke or mini-stroke Worth acting on
  • Bleeding in the gut Worth acting on
  • High potassium Worth acting on
  • Low sodium Worth acting on
  • Unsteadiness Worth acting on
  • A heart attack Worth acting on
  • Pancreatitis Worth acting on
  • Yellowing of the skin or eyes Worth acting on
  • Heart failure Worth acting on
  • Fainting Worth acting on

Showing the 10 most notable of 55 label-listed effects — ranked by how unusual each one is across medicines generally, with serious effects weighted up.

From the ADVERSE REACTIONS section of the FDA label for Captopril. Read the label on DailyMed › Where a percentage is shown, it is the share of 9,625 voluntary FDA FAERS reports for Captopril that mention that effect — a reporting proportion, not an incidence rate and not evidence the drug caused it. Miracle Fruit’s licensed record lists no adverse effects our clinical vocabulary could match, so there is no Miracle Fruit side to compare — that is a limit of the record, not a statement that Miracle Fruit has no side effects.

From our Q&A

Questions About Miracle Fruit or Captopril

These are real questions from readers, answered by the pharmacists at HelloPharmacist — written by a person, not generated from a database. Each one covers Miracle Fruit or Captopril, not necessarily both, but if one is close to what you were about to ask it will usually go further than a database entry can:

Not quite your question? Ask our pharmacists directly — it is free, there is no account required, and answers usually come back within 24 hours.

Everything else you take

See Every Supplement That Interacts With Captopril

This page covers Miracle Fruit only. If you take other supplements — a multivitamin, a sleep aid, something for joints — the Captopril page lists 166 supplements it has a documented interaction with, worst first, each one explained.

The most serious there right now: Activated Charcoal (major), American Hellebore (major), American Mistletoe (major), Asarabacca (major) and Siberian Cocklebur (major).

By severity: 6 major · 136 moderate · 24 minor.

From our pharmacist’s overview on the Captopril page

“Anyone taking captopril (Capoten), an ACE inhibitor for high blood pressure and heart failure, should treat this list with genuine care rather than a quick skim. Most of the ingredients here act on blood pressure itself, some dropping it lower than intended and others, tyramine among them, pushing it back up and working against the med…”

Reviewed by 2 · Jul 18, 2026

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How much people look this up

Where Miracle Fruit and Captopril Sit Against Everything Else

Out of every supplement and medication people look up on HelloPharmacist, here is where these two land this week — and which way each has been moving.

Supplement Miracle Fruit
Top half

#720 of 1,452 supplements looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today
Medication Captopril
Top half

#1,070 of 2,830 medications looked up here in the last 7 days

29 days ago today

Position among everything looked up on this site, not a measure of how commonly either one is used or how important it is. A supplement can climb this list because of a news story. It counts every request to the page, automated ones included, and nothing here identifies anyone.

Where does our data come from?
  • Source: the Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) clinical database — the evidence-graded professional reference for herb & supplement interactions.
  • Citation library: 103,510 references behind our interaction content, 65,311 of them resolved to verified PubMed/DOI sources. See every Miracle Fruit reference on this page ↓
  • Freshness: we automatically re-check this combination every week — this pair was last verified September 20, 2026. The Miracle Fruit and Captopril records this page draws on were last updated June 22, 2026.
  • What “no known interaction” means: no documented interaction in the sources above — not a guarantee of safety. Supplements are studied far less than prescription drugs, so we say exactly what the evidence supports, and nothing more.
Data structure & sourcing designed and verified by .
Supplement

About Miracle Fruit

What is Miracle Fruit?

Miracle Fruit
  • Making sour foods taste sweet
  • Sugar substitute or sweetness enhancer
  • Reducing added sugar intake
  • Improving taste during chemotherapy
  • Novelty 'flavor tripping' experiences

Miracle fruit contains a protein called miraculin that temporarily makes sour and acidic foods taste sweet for up to about an hour. It is generally considered safe as a food when used occasionally, but high-quality research on any health benefits is limited. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or have a medical condition, check with your pharmacist or doctor first.

Synsepalum dulcificum · Sapotaceae · Fruit (berry) · Fresh berries, freeze-dried tablets, freeze-dried powder, frozen pulp

An interaction check asks whether these two react with each other — it does not ask whether Miracle Fruit is a good idea for someone in your situation. Here is what our Miracle Fruit record says about it on its own.

Miracle Fruit: dosing

There is no official or standardized medical dose for miracle fruit. Products are usually sold as a single fresh berry, a freeze-dried tablet, or a small amount of powder meant for one taste-changing session.The best approach is to follow the directions on the product label and not use more than recommended.

From our Miracle Fruit monograph — the full record covers uses, side effects and every documented interaction.

Read the full Miracle Fruit monograph & all interactions
Medication

About Captopril

What Is Captopril Used For?

Brand names: Capoten, Acepril

Captopril tablets are used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension), heart failure, and left ventricular dysfunction (weakened pumping function of the heart) in stable patients after a heart attack. For the heart attack indication, it helps improve survival and reduces the chance of developing full heart failure.

Captopril tablets are also used to slow the progression of diabetic nephropathy (kidney damage caused by diabetes) in people with type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes who have retinopathy and significant protein in their urine. It reduces the risk of the kidneys failing to the point of needing dialysis or a transplant.

Most-Reported Side Effects for Captopril

From FAERS, the FDA’s public side-effect reporting system (9,625 reports, all brands). Reports are voluntary and are not proof the drug caused the effect.

Dyspnea 615 reports
Hypertension 536 reports
Nausea 508 reports
Diarrhea 470 reports
Dizziness 448 reports
See full Captopril drug information
Keep checking

Other Drugs & Miracle Fruit

Browse every other medication we’ve checked against Miracle Fruit — both the ones with a known interaction and the ones without. Select any drug for the full detail.

0Major
86Moderate
0Minor
2,743No known interaction
86 Moderate 2,743 No interaction
Moderate

86 interactions

Showing 60 of 86 moderate interactions — see all 86 on the Miracle Fruit page.

No interaction 2,743 drugs checked — show the list

We also checked Miracle Fruit against these medications and found no known interaction in our sources. Open any page to confirm.

Showing the 60 most looked-up of 2,743 medications checked with no known interaction — see the full Miracle Fruit list.

See the full Miracle Fruit interactions page
See every supplement checked against Captopril, ranked by severity
Evidence & sources

Miracle Fruit References

The 1 references that drive our Miracle Fruit monograph and interaction data, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Citations with a link open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.

  1. Obafemi TO, Olaleye MT, Akinmoladun AC. Antidiabetic property of miracle fruit plant (Synsepalum dulcificum Shumach. & Thonn. Daniell) leaf extracts in fructose-fed streptozotocin-injected rats via anti-inflammatory activity and inhibition of carbohydrate

Medication overviews come from MedlinePlus (NIH); supplement label data from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database. Content is written and reviewed by licensed HelloPharmacist pharmacists — see our data sources and editorial standards.

Pharmacist Counseling Corner

Taking Miracle Fruit and Captopril Together: Common Questions

Is it safe to take Miracle Fruit with Captopril?
We do not list a known interaction between Miracle Fruit and Captopril. That does not guarantee the combination is risk-free, so confirm with your pharmacist or doctor — especially if you take other medications or have a health condition.
How was the Miracle Fruit and Captopril combination checked?
Interactions in our licensed database are recorded against drug classes. Captopril is filed under 5 classifications, and Miracle Fruit has documented interactions with 1 drug class — none of Captopril's classifications are among them. A medication can belong to classes beyond those recorded in our dataset, so this describes how the check was run rather than guaranteeing safety.
Does Miracle Fruit interact with any other medications?
Yes. Miracle Fruit has 86 documented drug interactions in our database — Captopril is simply not one of them. If you take anything else, it is worth checking each one; they are all listed on this page.
Does Captopril interact with any supplements?
Yes. Captopril has documented interactions with 166 supplements in our database — Miracle Fruit is not one of them. The Captopril interaction page linked on this page lists every one, ranked by severity.

Written and reviewed by the HelloPharmacist editorial staff. Our editorial policy

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