POMEGRANATE

The pomegranate is a native plant from Iran to in the Himalayas in northern India and has been cultivated and naturalized over the whole Mediterranean region and the Caucasus since ancient times.Providing 16% of an adult's daily vitamin C requirement per 100 ml serving.A good source of vitamin B, pantothenic acid, potassium and antioxidant polyphenols. Polyphenols in pomegranate juice are the hydrolyzable tannins called punicalagins shown to have potent free-radical scavenging ability in 39 peer-reviewed research publications over 1990-2007 (August) in laboratory studies.The taste differs depending on the variety of pomegranate and its state of ripeness. It can be very sweet or it can be sour, but most fruits lie somewhere in between, which is the characteristic taste, laced with notes of its tannin.Pomegranate juice is very popular in the Middle East, it has begun to be popular since 2001 in the United States.
POMEGRANATE