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Meet the Pomegranate-Fruit
Pomegranate-Fruit ~ Natures Super Foods
The Pomegranate-fruit
Pricey pomegranate juice may be a consumer fad, but the fashionable fruit has been around since time began.
Some scholars even claim it was a pomegranate, not an apple that Eve snacked on in the Garden of Eden.
If so, Eve was smart, but probably didn't know it.
The pomegranate, like the blueberry, is packed with disease fighting antioxidants.
A sprinkling of pomegranate seeds on yogurt, salad or cereal may even decrease your risk of a host of afflictions from cancer to heart disease. Introducing the pomegranate-fruit.
Round in shape and roughly between an orange and grapefruit in size, a tough leather-like skin covers this antioxidant power-house.
Slice it open and inside you’ll find the sweet, pulp-covered seeds and here’s where the powerful goodness lies.
How does it taste?
Like a fruit befitting the Garden of Eden.
Once bitten by the pomegranate bug your lips, fingers, and if you're not careful, even your T-shirt will be stained with the addictive fruit’s sweet nectar.
Patience is required since wrestling the seeds from the tough pith is a challenge (but we believe, well worth it).
What it’s got going for it
Its natural abundance of antioxidants is the pomegranate’s greatest draw.
Naturally occurring substances, antioxidants protect the body from damage done to cells and DNA by free radicals, pesky compounds, which have been linked to heart disease and cancer, even aging.
Free radicals are as natural to the body as breathing.
In fact, many of the body’s primary processes result in free radical damage.
Aside from internal causes, free radicals are also present in our environment sources, tobacco and alcohol.
How it measures up
While green tea and red wine have been talked up as good sources of antioxidants some studies suggest that the pomegranate-fruit contains three times the antioxidant properties of both.
It’s got vitamins, too!
The pomegranate-fruit is also a rich source of vitamins A, C, E and iron.
(The pasteurization process destroys the vitamin C in commercial pomegranate juice.)
The Benefits
What doesn’t it do?
Though small, studies about the positive health benefits of the pomegranate are continually growing.
Rich in natural polyphenols, particularly tannins and anthocyanins, research suggests pomegranate juice may reduce your risk of a variety of afflictions from heart disease and stroke to Alzheimer’s disease, breast, prostate and skin cancer.
According to a study at the University of Washington in St. Louis, women may reduce the risk of fetal brain injuries caused by premature or traumatic birth by consuming it while pregnant.
A 2005 study found drinking the juice may even help treat erectile dysfunction.
Buying guide
A good quality pomegranate should have a smooth skin, without cracks, bruises or signs of decay.
If you like your fruit sweet and sour, select one with a reddish skin.
Got a sweet tooth? Grab a pomegranate that appears yellowish-green on the outside.
Note: For information on another of natures heavy hitting fruits, see the following link;
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