My daughter bought a Pomegranate last night in the grocery shopping, and I am looking forward to putting the delicious slightly tart seeds into some salads this weekend. Each bite is a fresh, sweet taste explosion! ❤️
Pomegranates are low in calories and fat but high in fibre, vitamins, and minerals. Benefits include antioxidants, heart health, urinary health, exercise endurance, and more.
Pomegranates support a healthy gut microbiome, by promoting beneficial gut bacteria (e.g. Lactobacillus spp., Bifidobacterium spp.) while reducing the growth of harmful bacteria (e.g. Bacteroides fragilis group, Clostridia). The nutrients in pomegranate also heal the gut with strengthening the intestinal barrier and reducing inflammatory processes.
Increasing evidence suggests that polyphenols in pomegranate (punicalagin, PU) could serve as prebiotics to modulate the composition and function of the gut microbiota and in turn, the gut transforms PU into bioactive metabolites such as ellagic acid (EA) and urolithin (Uro). Ref: Crosstalk between dietary pomegranate and gut microbiota: evidence of health benefits – PubMed
A fabulous addition to salads or sprinkled on top of a meal, or in a snack bowl selection for a special celebration.
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