The pomegranate is white inside but sweet

Pomegranate

Rena Velieva

A person is characterized by his inner world. When determining the characteristics of a person, we often compare him with an animal or plant. Fearless like a lion, cowardly like a hare, cunning like a fox, slippery like a fish, prickly like a hedgehog, a lone wolf, clumsy like a bear, insensitive like a rhinoceros, or just white and fluffy. What if we compare people to fruits? I think we are all like grenades. Why pomegranate? Because it may look beautiful in appearance, but no one knows what it will taste like, because its real taste is hidden under its thick or thin skin. Pomegranate…. he is called the king. This is a red fruit, filled with red grains inside. Pomegranates can be different, sweet, sour, red, white, colorless, rotten, wormy... Sometimes you come across such beautiful ones, but when you cut them open and see the inside, you are disappointed. Not at all what I expected.

Classification and description of pomegranate

Iran (Persia) is considered the historical homeland of the plant, but today the culture is spread across different regions. Among them:

Georgia;
India;
Tajikistan;
Iran;
Israel;
Greece;
Uzbekistan;
Afghanistan and others.

On the territory of Russia, pomegranate is cultivated in Dagestan (southern regions), on the Black Sea coast, and in Crimea.
This is interesting! According to botanical terminology, pomegranate fruits are scientifically called “pomegranates”.

The pomegranate tree is a representative of the Derbennikov family; two species are classified in the genus. One of them is the famous common pomegranate, the other is the Socotran pomegranate.

The second species grows only on the island of Socotra (Yemen), is endemic, and is not suitable for industrial cultivation.

The varieties and varieties bred by breeders are derivatives of the common pomegranate. There are about 500 varieties of pomegranate in nature, including cultivated species with sweet, sour, and tart fruits. Trees or shrubs reach a height of 3-5 meters, decorative species do not exceed 0.8-1 meters. Flowering and fruiting depend on the place where the fruit grows: in the Northern Hemisphere, the season begins at the end of summer and lasts until February, in the Southern Hemisphere - from early March until May.

Pomegranate prefers illuminated places and is undemanding to the composition of the soil. It grows in subtropical climates and does not tolerate temperatures below -15ºC. In temperate climates, cultivation as an exotic plant in greenhouses is possible (but the creation of optimal conditions is required). Even frost-resistant varieties must be covered for the winter, otherwise the tree will die. In such a climate, pomegranate grows normally, but does not bloom often, and even less often bears fruit.

Pomegranate fruits contain a huge amount of useful organic acids, vitamins, and microelements. Residents of ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Western Asia knew about the benefits of the fruit, considering its pulp and juice to be medicinal. In Azerbaijan, pomegranate is called the “king of fruits”, and the number of varieties grown here exceeds dozens.

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Sweet varieties are used for dessert, fresh, juices and compotes, sour and tart fruits are used for sauces, seasonings for fish and meat dishes. There are groups of pomegranates with hard and soft seeds, red and pink-white, as well as frost-resistant types. The latter were mainly bred by domestic breeders (in the USSR and then in the Russian Federation), and are cultivated in Ossetia and Crimea.

Everything you need to know about pomegranate

Sometimes it’s not very beautiful, it’s not the right shape and the color is not the same, but sweet, sweet. There are very beautiful pomegranates and the seeds are beautiful and the color is just right, but the taste is very sour. Not to mention those feelings that appear when a pomegranate turns out to be rotten or wormy inside. Inconsistency between appearance and content. But there are also those that are so beautiful, it’s even a pity to eat them somehow, and they turn out to be delicious. Very rarely, but it happens. The same is true for humans. And how many grains are inside a pomegranate, the same number of constituent features a person has. Sometimes they say: “How he has changed!” But people don’t change, they just reveal certain qualities in certain conditions. A seemingly very brave person turns out to be a coward at a critical moment, and an outwardly weak person can turn out to be very brave. When choosing pomegranates at the market, do not be deceived by their appearance. Here we must also take into account where, on what land this tree grew, how it was cared for and raised. When choosing people for your environment, it is also not advisable to make mistakes, because people also have their own roots, pedigree, and history. Just as a gardener cares for and nurtures his tree, parents raise and educate their children. In addition, the environment has many influences. School, yard, friends, books read, music listened to, films watched, television in general, and lately the Internet. So, a mistake is not desirable, acquaintance should be selective and appropriate, otherwise disappointment awaits, and often acquaintance is fraught with undesirable consequences. One piece of advice, if you think that the pomegranate you bought is very sour, salt it or sweeten it with sand, everything is at your discretion, as they say, taste and color are different. The choice is always yours.

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This berry has not been exotic for a long time, but many still call it a fruit. Large red grains and juice from this fruit contain many substances beneficial to the body. It is used for making salads and just for eating. We're talking about a pomegranate.

Let's figure out why pomegranate is useful, the easiest way to squeeze juice out of it, and how to choose pomegranate in the store so that it is the most delicious and ripe. But first things first.

Adviсe

VegetablesVegetable juices allow you to get more vegetables (more than you could eat) in an easy, quick and delicious way.

dark leafy vegetables and greens - If you add spinach or kale to your vegetable juice, you won't even notice the taste (even if you don't really like them). If you have hypothyroidism you need to eat dark green vegetables/steamed spinach only.

Fruits

you can also make various smoothies

Nuts Make a mix that combines the most important nuts and seeds for fertility. You can also add nuts to your smoothies, make nut milks, and add nuts to your oatmeal and baked goods.

Lentils and beans

Experiment with creating hummus with different types of beans, and especially lentils. You can also use beans for baking.

What are the benefits of pomegranate?

Pomegranate is a very healthy berry. It contains calcium, iron, sodium, magnesium and other minerals, vitamins A, B1, B2 C, E, PP, as well as antioxidants, fiber, fructose, glucose and citric acid.

Pomegranate should be eaten by those who have heart problems: hypertension, anemia or low hemoglobin levels. The fruit will also be useful for people with diseases of the lungs, liver and kidneys.

In addition, pomegranate seeds are a natural antidepressant; consuming them will help restore hormonal balance. Pomegranate is also believed to help reduce fever.

Who is contraindicated for pomegranate and why?

Pomegranates do not help everyone improve their health, maintain beauty and maintain their figure. Some people will not be able to take advantage of its beneficial arsenal due to chronic diseases. The fruit is strictly contraindicated for patients with stomach
and duodenal ulcers,
gastritis
with high acidity. People with such diseases should limit or completely exclude this healthy product from their diet.

Pomegranate is suitable for diabetics, but should be avoided by those who suffer from ulcers.

How to squeeze juice from a pomegranate

You can squeeze pomegranate juice at home either using a juicer or manually. When using a citrus juicer, cut the fruit in half and squeeze the juice out of each half.

You can also squeeze the juice using a screw juicer, which is well suited for stone fruits: to do this, you need to peel the pomegranate and divide it into grains, removing all the partitions.

How to choose a juicer

If you don’t have a suitable juicer at home, you can squeeze the juice by hand. To do this, you need to intensively mash the pomegranate right in the peel. The main thing is not to damage the skin. As soon as the pomegranate becomes soft, you need to make a small hole in it and squeeze the juice through it into a glass or any other container.

It is best to consume pomegranate juice in diluted form, since the acid in it can have a negative effect on tooth enamel and the gastric mucosa. Pomegranate juice sold in stores is usually already diluted.

History of pomegranate

Pomegranate is a shrub of the Derbennikov family. Its fruits have two names: the familiar one, “pomegranate,” and the biological one, “pomegranate.” The Russian name for the fruit comes from the Latin “grainy”.

Ancient Rome also could not “agree” and settle on one name; pomegranate is referred to as “malum granatum” and “malum punicum”. The last name literally translates as “Punic apple”. The Punics are Phoenicians, which is what the Romans called them. It was generally believed that the largest and most delicious pomegranates grow in the territory of Carthage. "Malum granatum" translates as grainy apple. From this phrase comes the name of the plant in many modern languages: German, Italian, English, Estonian.

Interesting fact: it is no coincidence that the fragmentation ammunition “grenade” is so named. Previously grown plant varieties had highly elongated fruits that looked like ammunition, and the grains inside resembled fragments that were formed during an explosion.

The largest number of varieties falls on the common pomegranate, which grows throughout Southern Europe and Western Asia. Rarer varieties are classified as Socotrans, found exclusively on the island of Socotra, located in the Arabian Sea.

Only the common pomegranate can be cultivated. Currently, it is grown on an industrial scale in the countries of the Middle East, Italy, Greece, Spain, the Caucasus, Portugal, France, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.

The sweet fruit has acquired a considerable number of legends. The Holy Quran states that the pomegranate grows in Eden and it was this that the serpent offered to Eve. Large numbers of images of the fruit were found in the pyramids of Ancient Egypt, as well as on Byzantine fabrics, in the ornaments of the Arabs and ancient Greeks. The Prophet Muhammad called for drinking pomegranate juice, which was designed to rid a person of hatred and envy in the soul.

The ancient Greeks believed that eating the fruit leads to immortality, and the first tree with “red stones” on the island of Cyprus was planted by Aphrodite herself. From those times to this day, the tradition of breaking the red juicy pomegranate fruit at a Greek wedding has been alive.

How to choose a ripe pomegranate

Pomegranate is not the cheapest fruit, so I wouldn’t want to waste money when buying it. To do this, you need to learn how to choose grenades correctly. When purchasing, you need to pay attention to a number of signs.

Country of origin

It is best to choose pomegranates from those countries that are closest. The further away the country of origin is, the greater the likelihood that the fruit could have spoiled during delivery.

Therefore, for long-distance transportation, unripe fruits are often picked, which simply may not ripen on the road or turn out to be sour and perishable. For Russia, the closest grenades are from Tashkent.

The best time to buy pomegranates is in November or December as they are at their ripest and sweetest as they are in season.

Pomegranate peel

Carefully inspect the pomegranate peel: the color of the skin should be red with an orange or pinkish tint. Dark spots indicate that the pomegranate has already begun to rot. The peel should not have cracks or other damage indicating that the fruit is either overripe or has been subjected to mechanical stress.

The pomegranate peel should tightly fit the grains, be dried, but not too dry: an overdried fruit is most likely already overripe or spoiled. Soft skin is a sign that the pomegranate is damaged or frozen. It is better not to buy such a fruit, since it will not be the sweetest.

A few more checks will help you choose a ripe fruit:

Pay attention to the pomegranate flower: the green color on it indicates an unripe fruit. The flower petals should be dry.
Squeeze the fruit lightly: it should spring back a little. If fingerprints remain on the pomegranate, it is most likely already overripe. If the peel does not bend, the fruit is not ripe.
Tap the fruit: a hollow sound means under- or over-ripe fruit, and a metallic sound means good ripeness.

Pomegranate size and weight

Try to choose larger fruits: the larger the pomegranate, the larger and juicier its seeds.

Weigh the fruit in your hand and compare it with other pomegranates of the same size: the heavier the fruit, the better it is, since the heavier fruit has no voids. In the supermarket, you can use scales to compare the weight of pomegranates of the same size.

Pomegranate seeds

The color of the grains does not affect the ripeness of the pomegranate. For food use, you can use pomegranate with grains of any color. For salads, it is better to choose pomegranates with ruby-colored grains.

If possible, it is best to try pomegranate.

Overview of varieties

The most popular varieties of pomegranate with white grains include:

Akhmar is a shrub variety reaching a height of 4 m. The foliage is green in color and has a leathery surface. The flowers are formed on the growth of the current year, are large in size, have the shape of water lilies, and are burgundy-orange in color. The grains are whitish in color with a pleasant taste.
Thuja Tish - the name of this variety translated into Russian means “camel tooth”. The fruits are late in maturity, characterized by sweetness and large size.
Nar-Shirin boasts beautiful fruits with light pink skin with beige splashes. The grains are pink-white in color and have a sweet taste.
Dholka is the sweetest variety. The shrub is small in size, reaches a height of 2 m. The fruits are light with a pink tint, weighing up to 200 g. The color of the grains varies from white to light pink.

All varieties of white pomegranate have a very sweet taste, tantalizing, fresh, slightly tart aroma.

Pomegranate

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Pomegranate fruit. Useful properties of pomegranate

he is called the king. This is a red fruit, filled with red grains inside. Pomegranates can be different, sweet, sour, red, white, colorless, rotten, wormy... Sometimes you come across such beautiful ones, but when you cut them open and see the inside, you are disappointed. Not at all what I expected. Sometimes it’s not very beautiful, it’s not the right shape and the color is not the same, but sweet, sweet. There are very beautiful pomegranates and the seeds are beautiful and the color is just right, but the taste is very sour. Not to mention those feelings that appear when a pomegranate turns out to be rotten or wormy inside. Inconsistency between appearance and content. But there are also those that are so beautiful, it’s even a pity to eat them somehow, and they turn out to be delicious. Very rarely, but it happens. The same is true for humans. And how many grains are inside a pomegranate, the same number of constituent features a person has. Sometimes they say: “How he has changed!” But people don’t change, they just reveal certain qualities in certain conditions. A seemingly very brave person turns out to be a coward at a critical moment, and an outwardly weak person can turn out to be very brave. When choosing pomegranates at the market, do not be deceived by their appearance. Here we must also take into account where, on what land this tree grew, how it was cared for and raised. When choosing people for your environment, it is also not advisable to make mistakes, because people also have their own roots, pedigree, and history. Just as a gardener cares for and nurtures his tree, parents raise and educate their children. In addition, the environment has many influences. School, yard, friends, books read, music listened to, films watched, television in general, and lately the Internet. So, a mistake is not desirable, acquaintance should be selective and appropriate, otherwise disappointment awaits, and often acquaintance is fraught with undesirable consequences. One piece of advice, if you think that the pomegranate you bought is very sour, salt it or sweeten it with sand, everything is at your discretion, as they say, taste and color are different. The choice is always yours.

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Pomegranate is a berry that grows on pomegranate trees, has a bright red color, both internally and on the skin, and has a sweet and sour taste. There are several rules for choosing a tasty, ripe fruit.

How to choose a ripe pomegranate

The easiest way to check the ripeness of a pomegranate is to cut it in half. If the kernels inside are bright red, dense, not wrinkled, but smooth, then the fruit is of good quality. Another parameter for evaluating a garnet is the film. It should fit tightly around the nucleoli and be uniformly white. If the film is dry, cracked, and has a yellowish tint, this means that the pomegranate has undergone long-term transportation or has been lying on the counter for a very long time.

How to choose a ripe pomegranate

It is not always possible to look at the fetus from the inside. And even if you cut one, no one gives a guarantee of quality for the other pomegranate. You can evaluate the quality of a pomegranate from the outside as follows.

The outer skin should be shiny and smooth, bright red in color. The fruit should be pleasant and elastic to the touch. If the skin has a pale, rough, dry surface, this means that the pomegranate has lost a lot of moisture due to long storage. And if there are cracks or dark spots on the surface of the pomegranate, this indicates that the fruit is overripe. The top of the fruit, where the flower was located before ripening, should have several hard, bright red petal leaves. If there are green petals in that place, this means that the fruit did not have time to ripen on the branch, it was picked ahead of schedule.

Why doesn't pomegranate bloom?

For a pomegranate tree to begin to bloom, it takes at least 3-4 years after planting.
But if the pomegranate was blooming and suddenly stopped forming buds, then it is worth finding the reason for this phenomenon. In open ground, weather conditions can affect the formation of flowers: heat, cold, strong wind, abundance of precipitation. Reasons why pomegranate does not bloom:

Due to natural selection, mostly male flowers fall off, and many barren flowers fall off during the summer. Such abscission is not dangerous for the fruiting of the plant.
Diseases are a serious threat to the formation of ovaries. The fungal infection quickly spreads throughout the tree from branch to branch. Pomegranate can be susceptible to powdery mildew, gray rot, branch cancer, and Phoma. With Phoma, branches die, the bark cracks, and female buds do not set. The problem is solved by spraying the bushes with fungicides.
Insects are capable of destroying an entire tree plantation by moving from one pomegranate to another. Therefore, if such a threat appears, measures are immediately taken to destroy them. The pomegranate plant is loved by the codling moth, which eats all the green mass. Whiteflies and aphids suck the sap from the branches, the tree quickly weakens and withers. Treatment is carried out with insecticides.
Night frosts in open soil are not a rare occurrence in spring. Buds do not have time to form during frost, which means there will be no flowers. In this case, flowering is postponed to the next season or is very sparse.
Lack of moisture causes stress in the pomegranate - not only the buds, but also the leaves fall off.
If a tree grows in a shady place and does not have enough light, it will refuse to bloom. Good lighting should be at least 8-10 hours a day.
Dry air in hot summers is harmful to any fruit-bearing plant. In this case, you need to irrigate the trees more often and give them a shower. But water should not get on the flowers, otherwise there will be no ovaries.

In addition to these reasons, there is one more reason why flowering does not occur - improper trimming of the crown. Its formation occurs in early spring. Dry, diseased and inward growing shoots are cut off. If you overdo it and cut off a lot of branches, the flowering will not be abundant. In addition, after such a procedure, the plant will take a long time to recover, all efforts will be spent on the development of green mass.

Attention! After treating trees with fungicides and insecticides, it is not advisable to consume the fruits within a month.

What should you pay attention to when choosing ripe and sweet pomegranate?

The ripeness of a pomegranate can be determined by lightly squeezing the fruit in your hands. The crunch of the grains inside means that you have a ripe berry in your hands.

How to choose a ripe pomegranate

The ripeness of a pomegranate can be checked by hearing. If no sound is heard when you press on the pomegranate, it means there are unripe grains inside. And if a crunch is heard, it means that the ripened grains inside are bursting. A muffled sound indicates that the fruit is overripe, and after squeezing or tapping it, small indentations may remain.

When purchasing a pomegranate, you should pay attention to its size and weight. As a rule, the weight of the fetus is much heavier than it might be imagined at first glance. You can compare several grenades and choose the heaviest one, because... this will indicate the presence of larger and more mature seeds. It wouldn't hurt to smell the fruit. A ripe, good pomegranate has no smell, unless, of course, it is in a cut state.

How to spot a fake

Externally, natural pomegranate is difficult to distinguish from artificial one. And its creation is such a costly process that making such fakes makes almost no sense. But this does not mean that the stone is not counterfeited at all. It is also counterfeited, and in addition, other minerals or colored glass are often passed off as it.

It will be difficult for a beginner to distinguish a fake from a real gem, but it is still real.

We'll share a few tips:

The natural mineral should become electrified - rub it on your fur or hair. If there is no reaction, it is synthetic.
Natural minerals differ from laboratory ones in color. In artificial ones, the color is uniform, and in those that are of natural origin, it can smoothly flow from one shade to another.
This is a fairly hard stone, but fakes (jewelry with other minerals or glass inserts) can be scratched, for example, with a needle.
Take a closer look at the size of the stone. Specimens larger than a coffee bean are rarely found in nature.

Unfortunately, not every seller will agree to let a pebble rub against fur, not to mention scratch it. Most tests simply won’t be given to you until you make a purchase. Therefore, it is better to refrain from visiting stores with suspiciously low prices.

Study the market price and go to an elite store - it’s unlikely that anyone will want to cheat and lose a potential client.

How to choose a pomegranate.

Don’t know how to choose a pomegranate so that it is ripe, sweet and tasty? In this article we will tell you how to choose the right pomegranate and not fall for the tricks of dishonest sellers in the market.

In the east, there is a legend that a pomegranate is the heart of a lover who could not bear the murder of his beloved and, from suffering, turned into a pomegranate vine. In fact, pomegranate is one of the most healthy and highly fortified fruits. It is prescribed by doctors for those suffering from low hemoglobin, as well as for everyone to improve immunity. However, not everyone knows how to choose a pomegranate so that it has the maximum of its properties. After all, only ripe, juicy and natural fruit can have not only a healing effect, but also bring a lot of joy with its wonderful taste.

Magical properties of garnet stone

Astrologers claim that the mineral is protected by Mars, so garnet will have a beneficial effect on

purposeful, active, courageous people.

The abilities of red almandine garnet have been known to mankind for a long time. It is believed that the scarlet gem is a symbol of love, prosperity in marriage, passion, and violent emotions

It brings its owner attention from the opposite sex, helps to find true love and start a serious relationship that will end in marriage

Green pomegranate

- patron of business people. His magical abilities will help in the development of his own business, improve the positive character traits of his owner, help him become more persistent, purposeful, hardworking, and focused on the goal.

Black Stone Magic

very strong. Usually such a talisman is worn by people who have great power, and they try by all means to retain it. Previously, black garnets were used to decorate the clothes of men in power, people in high military positions, and the cassocks of representatives of the highest church ranks. Astrologers believe that black garnet is capable of strengthening the strong-willed qualities of its owner, making him work for results, attracting good luck and helping him earn good capital.

For women

In terms of energy, it is best to buy yourself
a red or orange
stone. The sunny gem gives a lady self-confidence, makes her be a little more modest, more compliant, wiser, and helps her establish good relationships both in her family and at work. And jewelry with inserts of several gems will work best: for example, look for a bracelet made of garnets - such an accessory will not only look great on your hand, but will also help in life matters.

And, of course, it is quite obvious that each zodiac sign will be influenced by the stone in its own way, and you can find information about which signs the gem is suitable for and which not so well, you can find here.

How to choose a ripe pomegranate

Choosing a good pomegranate is not so easy. After all, what is outside does not always correspond to what is inside. The beautiful and juicy appearance of a pomegranate does not necessarily indicate the ripeness and sugariness of its fruit. To understand how to choose the right pomegranate, you need to examine it from all sides and pay attention to all its parameters.

1. The most accurate indicator will, of course, be tasting. If at the market a seller offers to try at least a grain from a batch of pomegranates, then you should not refuse. This way you can judge for yourself whether you like this type of pomegranate or whether it’s better to look elsewhere.

2. If you can’t taste it, then pay attention to its skin. Its color should be a rich crimson with an orange tint. Such a pomegranate was sufficiently ripe before it was picked, and did not ripen during transportation. In addition, the condition of the skin itself should be quite dry and even woody. So it tightly wraps the grains, which can even appear on the peel with their outlines. There should not be any brown or green spots on the peel, as this is a clear sign of rotting or immaturity of the fruit inside.

3. To choose a sweet pomegranate, be sure to look at the location of the flower. It should be fairly dry and not contain any greenery. The dryness and some callousness of the surface of the pomegranate indicates that it was picked already ripe and not green, which means that it simply must be sweet and tasty.

4. An important indicator is the weight and density of the product. A ripe pomegranate looks lighter than it actually is. This means that it is quite dense and there are no green or rotten voids in it. Roll the pomegranate in your hand and feel it. It should be quite hard and elastic.

5. Knowledge of how to choose a pomegranate concerns not only the appearance of the product itself, but also how, where and how long the delivery took place. It is best to choose pomegranate from closer countries. The longer it took for the grenades to be transported to your store, the more likely they were to deteriorate. In addition, focusing on the transportation distance, importers can pick fruits that are still quite green in the hope that they will ripen on the road. However, such fruits may ultimately turn out to be sour and quickly spoil. Tashkent is considered the best deposit of garnets. It is not so far from us, and the climate there is the most suitable for growing such a capricious fruit. Therefore, when choosing a pomegranate, always ask where it was brought from and under what conditions it was transported and stored.

6. When you think about how to choose a pomegranate, don’t forget when and where to buy it. After all, pomegranate is a seasonal fruit, and its best time is, of course, November-December.

Pomegranate propagation

How to choose, cut and store grape cuttings until spring.
Pomegranate is propagated by cuttings (vegetative method) and seeds.

Seed method - take seeds from fresh, well-ripened fruit; no need to peel. Distribute the seeds over the surface of the moistened soil, covering it with a layer of about 1.5 cm of soil. While the seeds are germinating, do not allow the soil to dry out. When the seeds germinate and reach a height of 3 cm, they are picked or replanted so that the distance between the seedlings is at least 4 cm. When the seedlings grow so much that there are no gaps between the shoots, they are picked again.

Cuttings - cuttings are taken from one-year woody shoots of young plants. The size of the cutting is about 25 cm. You can also use shoots for these purposes. To root the cuttings, use well-fertilized and drained areas. The cuttings should be rooted in soil heated to 12 °C to a depth of about 10 cm. At the same time, 1 internode should remain above the soil surface. Green branches take root in late May - early June.

Harvesting and storing pomegranates In the south of Russia (some regions of Kuban) and in Crimea, the fruits begin to be harvested in October. They have reached their maximum ripeness, the grains are full of sugars, and the skin acquires a rich red or yellow-pinkish speckled color.

Fully ripe pomegranates may crack; for storage, you need to guess the harvest time until this point.

Pomegranate stores well and remains fresh for a long time. Fruits cannot be stored at sub-zero temperatures, otherwise they may rot. A ventilated room with an air temperature of +2 °C will be optimal.

How to choose a good pomegranate: ripe and sweet

Then the ripest and sweetest pomegranate fruits are brought to Russia. And it’s better to buy it in regular markets, where you can personally ask the seller everything.

During pregnancy

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Experts recommend including pomegranate in the regular diet of pregnant women, and there are good reasons for this:

Vitamin B1. There is a lot of it in the pomegranate fruit, and it affects the formation of the nervous system and visual organs of the fetus;
Vitamin B2. Participates in the formation of the embryo;
Vitamin B6. Helps the expectant mother’s body absorb amino acids;
Vitamin A. Helps preserve teeth, hair and nails in a pregnant woman, as well as their formation in a baby;
Potassium. Helps the heart during physical activity;
Magnesium. Prevents possible cramps and muscle spasms;
B vitamins and folic acid. Successfully resist anemia;
Antioxidants and organic acids. Help prevent early toxicosis;
Cellulose. Helps remove toxins from the body;
Tannins. They will help cope with viruses and inflammation.

There are few contraindications to consuming pomegranate for pregnant women. You should not overeat or consume fruit if you have allergies, hemorrhoids, peptic ulcers or personal intolerance.

What are the benefits of pomegranate?

Pomegranate is a very healthy berry. It contains calcium, iron, sodium, magnesium and other minerals, vitamins A, B1, B2 C, E, PP, as well as antioxidants, fiber, fructose, glucose and citric acid.

Pomegranate should be eaten by those who have heart problems: hypertension, anemia or low hemoglobin levels. The fruit will also be useful for people with diseases of the lungs, liver and kidneys.

In addition, pomegranate seeds are a natural antidepressant; consuming them will help restore hormonal balance. Pomegranate is also believed to help reduce fever.

How to squeeze juice from a pomegranate

You can squeeze pomegranate juice at home either using a juicer or manually. When using a citrus juicer, cut the fruit in half and squeeze the juice out of each half.

You can also squeeze the juice using a screw juicer, which is well suited for stone fruits: to do this, you need to peel the pomegranate and divide it into grains, removing all the partitions.

How to choose a juicer

Pomegranate treatment

Dwarf pomegranate: an exotic plant on the windowsill

In the East, pomegranate was often used as a medicine. Healers from Tibet used this product to treat kidney colic, diarrhea and diabetes. Medicines based on this fruit were used externally to treat burns and conjunctivitis. The Arabs used the juice to relieve angina and headaches.

Modern scientists have proven that pomegranate has anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic effects. Based on this fruit the following are prepared:

decoctions;
medicinal powders;
scrubs;
oils

To prepare the decoction you will need 20 g of dried peel and 200 ml of water. The product is boiled for 20 minutes, then filtered. It is recommended to take the medicine 2 tbsp. 2 times a day.

This decoction can be used as a bactericidal, astringent and anti-inflammatory agent. It can be used as compresses for burns, dermatosis or seborrhea.

A decoction of pomegranate peels is an excellent remedy against hair loss. In cosmetology, it is used to eliminate age spots and freckles.

Pomegranate powder is used to relieve diarrhea. To prepare it, you need to dry the peel and grind it in a coffee grinder. It is recommended to store the resulting product in a paper bag. To eliminate diarrhea, take 1 tsp. The dry base is filled with 1 glass of water and infused for an hour. The astringent effect will be noticeable after a single dose. An overdose of this drug can lead to constipation.

A scrub is prepared using dry pomegranate peels. The crushed base must be mixed with fine salt and regular washing gel. It cleanses the skin well and does not dry it out.

Homemade pomegranate oil is prepared using olive oil. The peel is infused on it for two weeks.

Interesting! In factory conditions, pomegranate oil is produced by squeezing the seeds.

This product is suitable for both external and internal use. If you mix pomegranate oil with essential oil, then it can be used for massage.

How to choose a ripe pomegranate

Country of origin

It is best to choose pomegranates from those countries that are closest. The further away the country of origin is, the greater the likelihood that the fruit could have spoiled during delivery.

The best time to buy pomegranates is in November or December as they are at their ripest and sweetest as they are in season.

Pomegranate peel

Carefully inspect the pomegranate peel: the color of the skin should be red with an orange or pinkish tint.

How to ripen pomegranate at home

Dark spots indicate that the pomegranate has already begun to rot. The peel should not have cracks or other damage indicating that the fruit is either overripe or has been subjected to mechanical stress.

A few more checks will help you choose a ripe fruit:

Pay attention to the pomegranate flower: the green color on it indicates an unripe fruit. The flower petals should be dry.
Squeeze the fruit lightly: it should spring back a little. If fingerprints remain on the pomegranate, it is most likely already overripe. If the peel does not bend, the fruit is not ripe.
Tap the fruit: a hollow sound means under- or over-ripe fruit, and a metallic sound means good ripeness.

Pomegranate size and weight

Try to choose larger fruits: the larger the pomegranate, the larger and juicier its seeds.

Pomegranate seeds

If possible, it is best to try pomegranate. This is the best criterion for checking ripeness.

We hope that the above tips on how to choose a pomegranate will help you when buying pomegranates in the store. We wish you good luck when choosing a ripe pomegranate!

HOW TO CHOOSE A POMEGRANATE, choosing a ripe pomegranate in the store.

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Types and varieties

There are two main varieties of pomegranate - with hard and soft seeds. There are early ripening varieties that are grown in our country; they do not differ in special requirements for conditions. But varieties with soft seeds are considered more capricious; they require much more attention and trouble. Not every climate and not every soil can suit them.

Pomegranates of this variety come to us from Uzbekistan. They ripen by the beginning of October - this variety is considered early ripening. The fruits of different sizes are distinguished by pink-scarlet skin, red grains have a sweet and sour taste.

"Ak Don Crimean"

It grows well in the steppes of Crimea, but the bushes need to be covered for the winter. Large oval fruits are covered with a thin creamy skin with red spots. The pink-red grains are sweet with a barely noticeable sourness.

"Guleisha pink"

Cultivated in Azerbaijan. On bushes up to 3 meters high with straight prickly shoots, round or rounded-elongated fruits grow with an average weight of about 250 g, but sometimes more than 600 g. The fruits are covered with a thin, very light crust, creamy-white, sometimes with pink stripes. The grains are small, dark cherry with a sweet and sour taste. The harvest is stored for no more than four months.

"Guleisha red"

The Gyuleisha red pomegranate is usually round in shape with a carmine-red peel, with well-defined stripes at the very top. The grains are large, dark cherry, reminiscent of “Guleisha rosea”. Both of these varieties are considered Azerbaijani.

"Bala-mursal"

Also an Azerbaijani variety, it is considered one of the best in taste. Slightly flattened, medium-sized fruits (about 250 g) delight with a light raspberry-red blush. The grains can be red or crimson, contain up to 16 percent sugars, and ripen by mid-October. One bush usually produces more than 20 kg of fruit.

"Cossack Improved"

It is usually cultivated as a medium-sized tree with large rounded fruits. The skin of the fruit is greenish-cream, with streaks, stripes, spots and spots over the entire surface. A carmine-red outer color often appears. The peel is not thick, the inside is creamy-yellow, and the grains are large, pink-red. The taste is very pleasant, rich, sweet with noticeable acidity.

It is a small tree that bears fruits of uneven size, round, but noticeably tapering towards the base. The skin of the fruit has an unusual dark green color with a carmine coating, so the top of the fruit is completely dark carmine. The skin of even a ripe pomegranate is thick, the inside is carmine, large grains have a dark cherry color and a bright sweet and sour taste.

"Nikitsky Early"

It is grown as a medium-sized tree with very large fruits. The medium-thick skin is painted an even carmine-red color, and the grains are very small, dark cherry. The taste of the grains seems sweeter than the sweet and sour juice from them. The fruit differs from other varieties by its high, thick neck with a large cup.