Pomegranate
Description
The pomegranate, also called the Chinese apple is the fruit of the Punica Granatum. The skin is red and smooth with a juicy, spongy-soft, white membrane enclosing clusters of crimson, jewel-like seeds. This fruit supplies a good amount of potassium and a fair amount of vitamin C.
Available from August through December with peak supply in October.
Caloric Content
| 1 | |
| Calories: | 104 |
| Protein: | 1.47 gm |
| Carbohydrates: | 26.4 gm |
| Fiber: | .31 gm |
| Total fats: | .46 gm |
| Saturated fats: | - gm |
| Unsaturated fats: | - gm |
| Cholesterol: | 0 mg |
1. 275 grams
Vitamin Content
| 1 | USRDA | |
| Vitamin A: | - | 5000 IU |
| Thiamine: | .046 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-2: | .046 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-6: | .162 | 2.0 mg |
| Vitamin B-12: | 0 | 6 mcg |
| Biotin: | - | 300 mcg |
| Niacin: | .462 | 20 mg |
| Pantothenic Acid: | .918 | 10 mg |
| Folic acid: | - | 400 mcg |
| Vitamin C: | 9.4 | 60 mg |
| Vitamin E: | - | 30 IU |
1. 275 grams
Mineral Content
| 1 | USRDA | |
| Calcium: | 5 | 1000 mg |
| Copper: | - | 2 mg |
| Iron: | .46 | 18 mg |
| Magnesium: | - | 400 mg |
| Manganese: | - | n/a mg |
| Phosphorus: | 12 | 1000 mg |
| Potassium: | 399 | n/a mg |
| Selenium: | - | n/a mcg |
| Sodium: | 5 | n/a mg |
| Zinc: | - | 15 mg |
1. 275 grams
Amino Acid Content
| 1 | |
| Tryptophan: | - gm |
| Threonine: | - gm |
| Isoleucine: | - gm |
| Leucine: | - gm |
| Lysine: | - gm |
| Methionine: | - gm |
| Cysteine: | - gm |
| Phenylalanine: | - gm |
| Tyrosine: | - gm |
| Valine: | - gm |
| Arginine: | - gm |
| Histidine: | - gm |
| Alanine: | - gm |
| Aspartic acid: | - gm |
| Glutamic acid: | - gm |
| Glycine: | - gm |
| Proline: | - gm |
| Serine: | - gm |
1. 275 grams
References
Kirschmann, John D. Nutrition Almanac: Nutrition Search. McGraw-Hill: New York. 1984.
Produce Availability & Merchandising Guide. The Packer. 1989.
Rosenthal, S. Fresh Food. E. P. Dutton: New York. 1978.
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Composition of Foods: Fruits and Fruit Juices-Raw-Processed-Prepared. Washington D.C. 1982.
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