What is Pomegranate?

Do you know what is Pomegranate?

courtesy from en.wikipedia.org



It is a type of fruit, can be sweet or sour. It can be eaten raw, or use in culinary.

Pomegranate Culinary use:
1. In Caucasus, it is used as juice.
2. In Azerbaijan, the juice is usually seved with fish.
3. In Turkey, the sauce made from Pomegranate is used as salad dressing, or to marinate meat.

Pomegrate Nutrition facts:
1. It contains of Vitamin C (16% of an adult daily vitamin C per 100ml serving.
2. It contains of vitamin B5.
3. It contains of high fiber (in the edible seed).
4. It contains of Punicalagins, which may have dietary value as antioxidants.

Health Benefits:
1. Reduce heart disease risk factor
2. Reduce high blood pressure
3. Inhibit viral infections
4. Maybe helpful in preventing breast cancer



It can be purchased in local wet market, or fresh food area from Jaya Jusco.