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Health Benefits of Pomegranate

👉Categorized as a berry, the pomegranate fruit is about 5–12 cm (2–5 inches) in diameter. It is red, round and looks kind of like a red apple with a flower-shaped stem.
👉The skin of the pomegranate is thick and inedible, but there are hundreds of edible seeds within. Each seed is surrounded by a red, juicy and sweet seed covering known as an aril.
👉 The seeds and arils are the edible parts of the fruit — eaten either raw or processed into pomegranate juice — but the peel is discarded.

1. Pomegranates Are Loaded With Important Nutrients
Pomegranates have an impressive nutrient profile — one cup of arils (174 grams) contains (2):
✅Fiber: 7 grams
✅Protein: 3 grams
✅Vitamin C: 30% of the RDI
✅Vitamin K: 36% of the RDI
✅Folate: 16% of the RDI
✅Potassium: 12% of the RDI
The pomegranate arils are also very sweet, with one cup containing 24 grams of sugar and 144 calories.
2. Pomegranates Contain Two Plant Compounds With Powerful Medicinal Properties
✅Punicalagins
Punicalagins are extremely potent antioxidants found in pomegranate juice and peel.
Pomegranate extract and powder is typically made from the peel, due to its high antioxidant and punicalagin content.
✅ Punicic Acid
Punicic acid, found in pomegranate seed oil, is the main fatty acid in the arils.
It’s a type of conjugated linoleic acid with potent biological effects.
3. Pomegranate Has Impressive Anti-Inflammatory Effects
➡Chronic inflammation is one of the leading drivers of many serious diseases.
➡This includes heart disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease and even obesity.
➡Pomegranates have potent anti-inflammatory properties, which are largely mediated by the antioxidant properties of the punicalagins.
4. Pomegranate May Help Fight Prostate Cancer
5. Pomegranate May Also be Useful Against Breast Cancer
6. Pomegranate May Lower Blood Pressure
7. Pomegranate May Help Fight Arthritis and Joint Pain
8. Pomegranate Juice May Lower Your Risk of Heart Disease
9. Pomegranate Juice May Help Treat Erectile Dysfunction
10. Pomegranate Can Help Fight Bacterial and Fungal Infections
11. Pomegranate May Help Improve Memory
12. Pomegranate May Improve Exercise Performance
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