Pomegranate

Category Vegetables, fruits, tubers and seaweed
Seasonal period: September, October

Pomegranates are the infructescence, or fruit, from the pomegranate tree, which reaches up to 4 metres of height. It belongs to the Punicaceae family, a small family of trees and bushes whose fruits have prismatic and rough seeds.

The fruit has a thick scarlet or golden peel with a crimson colour on the outside and a great amount of seeds enveloped in a juicy ruby coloured pulp.

Nutritional information (0.1 kg)
Energy
34.0
kcal
Carbohydrates
7.5
g
Proteins
0.7
g
Lipids
0.3
g
Fiber 0.2 g
Saturates 0.04 g
Monounsaturated fatty acids 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated fatty acids 0.06 g
Cholesterol 0.0 mg
Calcium 8.0 mg
Iron 0.6 mg
Zinc 0.3 mg
Vitamin A 3.5 ug
Vitamin C 5.7 g
Folic acid 0.0 ug
Salt (Sodium) 5.0 mg
Sugars 7.5 g
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