Pomegranate trees can be found in the natural environment in Western Asia, the Caucasus and the Indian Peninsula. They are grown in a dry and hot climate, which makes it impossible to grow pomegranates in Poland. This makes their price really high, but They often appear on sale in discount stores. Then it is worth buying more to take advantage of their health properties.
Grenade it is a fruit that provides the body vitamins C, K, A, E and B vitamins. It is also a source of minerals such as potassium, phosphorus, silicon, iodine, calcium, magnesium. In addition, it will provide compounds such as, among others: anthocyanins, ellagitannins, flavonoids, catechins.
As a result, eating pomegranates will lower cholesterol and blood pressure. It will therefore prevent the development of cardiovascular diseases, such as hypertension, atherosclerosis, heart failure. Triglyceride levels may also be balanced.
It is also worth eating because of its positive effect on the circulatory system. Grenade will dilate blood vesselswhich will improve blood flow. Blood clotting will decreaseprotecting against organ ischemia.
The high antioxidant content in pomegranate will inhibit the harmful effects of free radicals. Will be prevent premature aging body and skin. More importantly, will reduce the risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases i.e. Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Research has shown that Eating pomegranate can effectively lower sugar. It improves glycemic indicators such as: fasting glucose or fasting insulin. It can help you control and preventing glycemic disorders.
In addition, garnet is characterized by low index glycemicwhich is equal to 35. It can therefore be consumed by people suffering from diabetes or those at risk of developing this disease.
Pomegranate seeds are absolutely ediblewhich means you don’t have to spit them out. To eat them, the fruit must be properly peeled. A popular way to extract the seeds is to cut them open pomegranate in half and then hitting its shell with a spoon over the bowl. This way, the seeds will fall out and they will be easy to eat. Unfortunately, the big disadvantage of this method is the mess it brings.
Let’s start with the second method from cutting the pomegranate around the tail and photos of this part of the skin. Then cut it lengthwise from the cut off tail to the other enda. Now divide the fruit into smaller parts i gently roll each of them out. This way the seeds will be easily separated and ready to eat.
You can consume up to 100 ml per day up to 500 g of pomegranate seeds. They are suitable not only as a delicacy on their own, but also as an addition to salads, cocktails and desserts.
Source: dietetyki.org.pl, Terazgotuje.pl
