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Pomegranate seeds are edible raw A stall selling pomegranate juice in Xi'an, China. Pomegranate juice can be sweet or sour, but most fruits are moderate in taste, with sour notes from the acidic ellagitannins contained in the juice. [23] Pomegranate juice has long been a common drink in Europe and the Middle East, and is distributed worldwide. [45]
The better known species is the pomegranate (Punica granatum). The other species, the Socotra pomegranate ( Punica protopunica ), is endemic to the island of Socotra . It differs in having pink (not red) flowers and smaller, less sweet fruit.
Punica protopunica, commonly known as the pomegranate tree or Socotran pomegranate, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lythraceae. [3] It is endemic to the island of Socotra . Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. [1] The tree, often thorny, attains a height of 2.5 to 4.5 meters.
A number of globally cultivated fruits may have originated in prehistoric Iran, including pomegranates (locally known today as anâr), dates (from the Persian Gulf coastal region), Persian walnuts (gerdu or formerly/dialectally gowz), and possibly grapes (from the northwest), [citation needed] though in each case the precise place of original cultivation is difficult to know with certainty.
A natural compound found in pomegranates could help alleviate Alzheimer’s symptoms, research suggests. Tanja Ivanova/Getty Images This article originally appeared on Medical News Today
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The main production area of pomegranates is in the Kandahar Province, [2] [12] where 806 ha of land are under pomegranate cultivation. Its production per ha of land was also very high in the Dand and Arghandab districts of the province with yield of 344 kg/ha and 760 kg/ha respectively. [ 7 ]
Grenadine syrup was originally prepared from pomegranate juice, sugar, and water, [2] with its name deriving from the French word grenade, for pomegranate (from the Latin grānātum, "seeded"). It is not related to the Grenadines archipelago, which takes its name from Grenada, itself from Granada, Spain. [3]