Pomegranate
(Punica granatum)A round fruit, the same size as an apple and with a tough, thick skin of around 5 mm, ranging from brown to yellowish in colour. Its withered calyx gives it an onion shape. Its white seeds, which have a bittersweet taste, are eaten with the yellow pulp surrounding them.
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- Outdoor growing
- Forced growing in greenhouses
- Preservation in cooling chambers
- Product from several sources
- Contrasting product (from the southern hemisphere)
Translation of the name
Catalan: Magrana
Spanish: Granada
English: Pomegranate
Category
Fruit
Family
Commercial: Other fruits
Scientific: Mirtàcia
Nutritional value
32 calories per cada 100 grams
Grams which make up a serving
1 unitat
The tree it grows on and its curiosities
Pomegranate
Today, the pomegranate is growin in Turkey, Afghanistan, Spain, Italy and Saudi Arabia.