GO EAT... POMEGRANATES.POMEGRANATES have been hailed a wonder food by many. They are thought to ward off cancer, ease morning sickness and increase the appetite. Most people consume the fruit as a juice, but the sweet, fleshy fruit can be added to many dishes. Inside a pomegranate is about 700-800 tightly packed seed casings called arils that are deep red in colour when nicely ripe. They are a good source of vitamin B (riboflavin riboflavin: see coenzyme; vitamin. riboflavin or vitamin B2 Yellow, water-soluble organic compound, abundant in whey and egg white. It has a complex structure incorporating three rings. , thiamin thiamin or vitamin B1 Organic compound, part of the vitamin B complex, necessary in carbohydrate metabolism. It carries out these functions in its active form, as a component of the coenzyme thiamin pyrophosphate. and niacin), vitamin C, calcium and phosphorus. Studies have shown that drinking pomegranate juice frequently is extremely beneficial in fighting the hardening of arteries hard·en·ing of arteries n. The condition of arteriosclerosis. . When buying pomegranates, choose those that are heavy and without splits on the skin. When stored in the fridge, this fruit can keep for as long as six months. One pomegranate has 234 calories. |
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