Transcript Pomegranate

Pomegranate
Also known as The
“Chinese apple”
By: Lacey Hartsock
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What is It?
• Grown on shrub-like trees with orange flowers and
glossy leaves from October to December
• Weighs about 9 ounces; the size of a large orange
• Full and rounded fruit with a flared, spiky crown
• A translucent, scarlet pulp surrounds 800 seeds
that are compartmentalized between shiny, tough
membranes
• Each seed is a fleshy, unusually bright-colored,
glassy unit that is called an aril
• The flavor of the seeds is sweet with a hint of
sour.
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Where did it Come
From?
• It originated in tropical Asia
• Cultivated throughout the
Mediterranean and the Middle East
• Spanish padres brought this fruit to
California more than 200 years ago.
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How to Select the
Right Fruit
• Good-quality pomegranates will be large, firm and
smooth-skinned.
• The coloring of the Pomegranate will be an even
deep-red.
• For a good fruit there should be every little skin
blemishes.
• Try to avoid product with dry, rock-hard or wrinkled
skin. You can tell the fruit is getting old when it has
numerous brown or scarred areas on the skin.
• Small fruit will mean smaller, less juicy seeds with
more waste.
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Storage
• Pomegranate keep at room
temperature for several days.
• Fruit and seeds will last up to 3 days in
plastic bags in the refrigerator.
• Refrigerate juice up to 3 days.
• Freeze up to 6 months in airtight
containers.
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Nutrition
• The edible fruit weighs about 5-1/2
ounces
• 104 calories
• 1.5 g protein
• 26.4 g carbohydrate
• 9 mg vitamin C
• 399 mg potassium
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White Pomegranate
• Unlike the red pomegranates ,
white pomegranate seeds are high
with sugar content and have low
acidity levels.
• The nutritional value is supposed
to be very different as well, white
has been said to benefit the heart.
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Seeding the Fruit
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Pomegranate seeds are in
leather-like pouches.
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To remove seeds easily, cut
the crown end off the
pomegranate, then lightly
score the rind from top to
bottom five or six times
around the fruit.
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Immerse the fruit in a bowl of
water and soak for five
minutes.
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Break sections apart.
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Seeding the Fruit Cont.
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Separate seeds from the rind and
membrane.
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Seeds will sink to the bottom of
the bowl; rind and membrane will
float.
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Discard the rind and membrane.
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Drain seeds, then pat dry.
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They are ready to use.
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The entire seed is edible.
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Releasing the Juice
• You can use a blender to create a liquid then
strain the juice from the seeds.
• You can also roll the fruit while pressing to
break the seeds inside, you will hear cracking
of the seeds. Then create a small hole to
release the juice.
• Pomegranate juice stains.
• Pomegranate juice can be purchased in
Middle Eastern markets, along with a
concentrate known as Pomegranate
Molasses.
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Pomegranate and Papaya Salad
with Ginger Dressing Recipe
1 medium pomegranate
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 clove garlic, chopped finely
1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
or a generous 1/4 teaspoon
powdered
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black
pepper
1/4 cup olive oil
2 heads endive, separated into
leaves
3 quarts baby lettuce or other torn
lettuce leaves
1 medium papaya, peeled, seeded
and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
2 tablespoons thinly sliced green
part of green onion
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Pomegranate, Orange and
Kiwi Salad Recipe
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This colorful salad combines sweet
seasonal fruit with spicy vinaigrette.
Serve it with or without salad greens.
1-1/2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 cup olive oil
1-1/2 quarts mixed salad greens (optional)
2 oranges, peeled and sliced
4 kiwis, peeled and sliced
1 medium pomegranate, seeded (about 3/4 cup)
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To make dressing, combine vinegar and next three ingredients; whisk in
oil. Toss greens with 2-1/2 tablespoons dressing; arrange on a serving
platter. Alternating, arrange orange slices and kiwi slices over greens.
Drizzle with remaining dressing. Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds.
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Interesting Trivia
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The Bible recognizes this fruit in
several passages. One
example…
"And they made upon the
hems of the robe pomegranates
of blue, and purple, and scarlet,
and twined linen. And they made
bells of pure gold, and put bells
between the pomegranates on
the hem of the robe, round
between the pomegranates; A
bell and a pomegranate, a bell
and a pomegranate, round about
the hem of the robe to minister
in; as the Lord commanded
Moses."
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In Christian art it shows
hope.
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This fruit is known to be
favored by the gods.
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Used as a natural dye
by many cultures.
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The pomegranate is
used as inspiration for
poets, writers, painters,
and sculptors.
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A Little Poem
"The pomegranate
speaks:
My leaves are like your
teeth
My fruit like your breasts.
I, the most beautiful of
fruits,
Am present in all
weathers, all seasons
As the lover stays
forever with the beloved,
Drunk on 'shedeh' and
wine. All the trees lose
their leaves, all
Trees but the
pomegranate.
I alone in all the garden
lose not my beauty,
I remain straight.
When my leaves fall,
New leaves are budding.
First among fruits
I demand that my
position be
acknowledged,
I will not take second
place.
And if I receive such an
insult again
You will never hear the
end of it...."
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Websites Used
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Cook's Thesaurus: Common Tropical Fruit
Kate's Global Kitchen
Pomegranate
Talk:Pomegranate - Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia
• Pomegranate Recipes and Information Home Cooking
• About.com:
http://www.soupsong.com/fpomegra.html
• POM Wonderful