Pomegranates: rick in Antioxidants—Culinary uses and Research update

Though a definitive relationship between the consumption of pomegranates and health hasn’t yet been established, it’s a healthy fruit to jazz up winter plates. Hundreds of arils (ruby red seeds) comprise the heart of the fruit. Pomegranate arils have a juicy and refreshing taste with hints of sweetness and citrus, and are high in vitamin B6, vitamin C, and potassium. Arils can be eaten as is, added to cereals, salads, beverages, desserts, or as accents for seafood, poultry, meat and other dishes. Due to pomegranate’s high polyphenol content, it has been touted as one of the distinguished edibles that’s classified as a “superfood”—a popular buzzword in the language of food and health.

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