The pomegranate fruit (Punica granatum L.), one of the oldest
edible fruits that widely grows in many tropical and subtropical
countries has been considering as a health-promoting food.
Pomegranate can be consumed as fresh, fruit juice,
fermented fruit juice, dried aril, frozen aril,
minimally-processed aril, canned aril, jam, jelly, wine, vinegar,
paste, fruit leather and in flavoring products.
Pomegranate juice has become more popular because of the attribution of
important biological actions.
Pomegranate fruit contains many phenolic compounds including
flavonoids-anthocyanins, and other complex flavanoids and hydrolyzable
tannins (punicalagin, gallic and ellagic acid), which are compounds with
high antioxidant activity that may offer beneficial health properties.
Around 92% of pomegranate antioxidant activity comes from hydrolysable
tannins.
Pomegranate juice is an important source of anthocyanins, and the
3-glucosides and 3,5-diglucosides ofdelphinidin, cyanidin, and
pelargonidin have been reported. It also contains 1 g/L citric acid
and only 7 mg/L ascorbic acid.
Studies have shown that pomegranates demonstrate many health benefits,
such as the prevention of cardiovascular disease, cancers and
neurological damage in humans. These beneficial effects have been
attributed to a high level of antioxidant activity.
Pomegranate juice and antioxidant activity
Technically, any liquid intended for drinking is a beverage so named by a word derived from French and Latin verbs meaning ‘to drink.’ Healthy beverages are beverages with health benefits that attribute by its nutritional value. The use of healthy beverage for promoting health and relieving symptom is as old as the practice of medicine.
Monday, October 14, 2019
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