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NUTRITION
VALUE OF POMEGRANATE
Pomegranate is a delicious and
semi-seedy fruit. Pomegranate is called
Anar in India. The Pomegranate has been considered as a medicine
of great importance. Pomegranate juice is of great value in digestive
disorders. It is an apetizer, a digestive food item and is useful
for patients suffering from colitis and mucous.
It binds the stools
and tones up the intenstines. The juice of Pomegranate with the addition
of a little saffron is useful in fevers to allay thirst. The pomegranate is a very delicious and semi-seedy fruit. It has refreshing and soothing qualities and is easier to digest than any other fruit. The fruit has been held in high esteem from time immemorial as a food and a medicine. The pomegranate is a six-sided fruit of fairly large size, with tough leathery skin. It is divided inside into several cells containing numerous angular seeds.
These seeds are surrounded by a succulent coating of pink or crimson color with a delicious sub-acid flavor. The sweet ruby-pink and the sour varieties are most popular.
The pomegranate has been regarded as a food medicine of great importance. All parts of the tree, the roots, the reddish brown bark, leaves, flowers, rind and seeds, have featured in medicine for thousands of years. The medical authorities of ancient India have described it as a light food and a tonic for the heart. The ancient medical writers of Arabia regarded it as a fruit which is good for the inflammation of the stomach and pain of the heart.
The sweet varieties of the fruit are considered a good laxative, while those which are intermediate between sweet and sour are regarded as valuable in the stomach inflammations and heart pain.
The juice from the fresh fruit is an excellent cooling beverage for alleviating thirst in cases of fevers and sickness. It acts on the liver, heart and kidney and tones up their functions. It supplies the required minerals and helps the liver to preserve vitamin A from the food. It increases the body’s resistance against infections, particularly tuberculosis.
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| FOOD VALUE OF POMEGRANATE
Moisture 78.0 %
Protein 1.6 %
Fat 00.1 %
Minerals 0.7 %
Carbohydrates 14.5 %
Fibre 5.1 %
MINERALS and VITAMINS ( Per 100
gms edible portion)
Calcium 10 mg
Phosphorus 70 mg
Iron 0.3 mg
Vitamin C 16 mg
Smaller amounts of Vitamin B complex
Calorific Value - 68
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