No wonder the pomegranate gave its name to a gem. Pomegranate juice contains a significant amount of vitamin C, it is indispensable in the prevention and treatment of anemia. On the shelves of shops you can find a large selection of drinks based on pomegranate juice. But it is certainly healthier and more enjoyable to use this unusual fresh fruit.
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You will need
- - ripe pomegranate fruit;
- - a small sharp knife;
- - cutting board.
Instruction manual
1
Pomegranate is a seasonal fruit. It is unlikely that you will find it on a store shelf in spring or summer. Usually pomegranate fruits ripen in late autumn. When buying, do not focus on the intensity of the color of the fetus. Depending on the variety, it can be either pale pink or bright crimson. The main thing is that the fetus does not have external damage: dents, cracks and scratches on the skin, dark spots.
2
Before use, pomegranates, like any other fruit, should be thoroughly washed. It is also important to prepare the necessary equipment: the knife should be small in size, with a sufficiently narrow blade and a convenient handle.
3
Put the pomegranate on a cutting board and carefully cut off the top (that part of the fruit where the flower was originally). Carefully, taking care not to damage the grains, cut the white core with a knife. Make shallow vertical cuts on the skin from the top (from the cut top) down (to the base of the pomegranate fruit), while carefully watching that the depth of cut is not more than 1-2 mm. Take the pomegranate in both hands, insert the thumb of the right hand into the hole from under the cut core and try to break the fruit into slices, as you usually divide the orange. Pomegranate with almost no effort on your part will fall into several parts. This will keep most grains intact.
note
Only pink or red grains are edible in pomegranate. White films and small bones are undesirable.
Recently, seedless grenades have appeared on sale.
Freshly squeezed pomegranate juice can not be stored for a long time, because it oxidizes rapidly and loses all its beneficial properties.