Pomegranate Juice

Species name:  p. granatum.

What is Pomegranate? Pomegranate is a fruit-bearing shrub or tree that is a native stretching from Iran to the Himalayas in northern India.

It was introduced by Spanish settlers in 1769 to the state of California and is now cultivated primarily in drier parts of California and in Arizona.

Since 2001 it has been gaining popularity as juice products.

Throughout the globe it has gained the title of "superfruit."

Home Remedies using Pomegranate Juice:

Benefits and Uses of Pomegranate Juice:

The outer castings of the pomegranate are called the aril, and it is within the aril where the nutritional value of the pomegranate is located.

For each 100 grams of aril, you will find the following vitamins and minerals:

• Carbohydrates 17.17 grams
• Sugars 16.57 grams
• Dietary fiber .6 grams
• Fat .3 grams
• Protein .95 grams
• Thiamin (B1) .030 mg or 2% RDA
• Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) .063 mg or 4% RDA
• Niacin (Vitamin B3) .300 mg or 2% RDA
• Pantothenic acid (B5) .596 mg or 12% RDA
• Vitamin B6 .105 mg or 8% RDA
• Folate (Vitamin B9) 6 mg or 2% RDA
• Vitamin C 6.1 mg or 10% RDA
• Calcium 3 mg 0% RDA
• Iron .30 mg or 2% RDA
• Magnesium 3 mg or 1% RDA
• Phosphorus 8 mg or 1% RDA
• Potassium 259 mg or 6% RDA
• Zinc .12 mg or 1% RDA

Pomegranate juice provides 40 percent of an adult's daily requirement of Vitamin C per 100 ml serving.

In addition, pomegranate juice is an excellent source of folic acid and antioxidant polyphenols.

Preliminary testing of pomegranate juice has shown that it is effective in reducing risk factors for heart disease.

Tannins are believed to be the primary components in the pomegranate that reduces the oxidative stress that leads to the risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

There are some indications that pomegranate juice may be effective in the prevention of prostate cancer and osteoarthritis.

There is also some belief that the juice has some antiviral and antibacterial effects allowing it to be effective in fighting dental plaque.

• Heart disease and its risk factors
• Prostate cancer
• Osteoarthritis
• Dental plaque
• Drink as a juice
• Eat as a fruit

Side Effects of Pomegranate Juice:

There are no known side effects.