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Pomegranates are similar in size of a large orange and can range in color from a yellowish to dark red, and containing lots of juicy pulp. Pomegranates may be refrigerated for up to two months or stored in a cool dark place for up to a month.

Pomegranates have been part of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines for centuries, but they have only recently found a home in American and now they’re found everywhere: in juice, cocktails and chewing gum as well as in prepared dishes.

Most people find pomegranate juice very delicious. Try the juice concentrate and mix with sparkling water or club soda. This brilliant ruby red drink, has a surprisingly sophisticated semi-sweet/tangy taste, for holiday party guests who want to avoid or limit alcohol intake, or calories.

Benefits of Pomegranate Juice

Pomegranates are being touted for their abundance of vitamin C, antioxidants, polyphenols and flavonoids seem to protect against heart disease and cancer.

Some studies show, consuming pomegranate extract can be more beneficial for you than green tea, red wine, or cranberry and orange juice.

What health benefits does pomegranate juice have?

The American Association of Naturopathic Physicians has concluded, the natural fruit juice has many impressive health benefits, each backed with studies to support the claims. The unusual fruit is indigenous to Asia and it has made its way to the western hemisphere over the years. Did You Know This About Pomegranates?

Pomegranate Prostate

There has been some interesting research on the effects of pomegranate juice on prostate cancer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School indicate that pomegranate juice “shows major promise to combat prostrate cancer, the most common invasive cancer and is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men.” The study was studied to evaluate whether the extract from pomegranates would not only kill existing cancer, but help prevent cancer from starting or progressing. Using human prostate cancer cells, the researchers evaluated the fruit extract’s effect, at different doses, on cultured laboratory cells. This finding showed that the higher the dose of pomegranate extract the cells received, the more cells died. The researchers also evaluated the effect of pomegranate extract on mice that had been injected with prostrate cancer cells from humans and developed malignancies. Mice receiving the higher concentrations of pomegranate extract showed significant slowing of their cancer progression and a decrease in the levels of prostrate-specific antigen, a marker used to indicate the presence of prostate cancer in humans. This study was published in the September 28, 2005 online issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, which is accessible at: www.pnas.org.

Drinking Pomegranate Juice During Pregnancy May Prevent Brain Damage in Babies

Research at the Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis, Missouri) suggests that drinking pomegranate juice during pregnancy may reduce hypoxia ischemia-related brain injuries in babies. Hypoxia ischemia is a condition caused by a decrease in blood flow and oxygen to the baby’s brain. During the study, researchers temporarily lowered brain oxygen levels and brain blood flow in newborn mice whose mothers had been given pomegranate juice. Results of the study indicate brain tissue loss was reduced by more than 60 percent in the brains of mice whose mothers consumed the pomegranate juice. The study was published in the June 2005 issue of Pediatric Research and an abstract is available at: www.pedresearch.org.

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