Pomegranates

Anti-obesity effects of Taif and Egyptian pomegranates: molecular study.

The present study investigated the anti-obesity effects of pomegranate (Punica granatum) juices from the two Saudi Arabian, Taif red, Taif white, and Egyptian pomegranates in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced obese rats. Administrating any of the used juices decreased the body weight gain, food consumption, and serum levels of lipid, leptin, and glucose, while it increased serum insulin level. Histol...

Potential of Spanish sour-sweet pomegranates for juice industry

Commercial juices of sweet pomegranates and fresh juices of sour-sweet pomegranates were analysed for organic acids, sugars, antioxidant activity, volatile composition, sensory profile and consumer liking. Organic acids and sugars were analysed by HPLC, while volatiles were extracted using hydrodistillation and analysed by GC-MS and GC-FID. Malic acid was predominant in sweet juices while citri...

Potential Antitumor Effects of Pomegranates and Its Ingredients

The treatment based on plant or plant derivatives is a promising strategy in the killing of cancers cells. Moreover, wide-ranging finding has established that medicinal plant and its ingredient modulate several cells signaling pathways or inhibiting the carcinogenesis process. In this vista, pomegranates fruits, seeds and peels illustrate cancer preventive role seems to be due to rich source of...

CA3 cocentration for controling fruit cracking in pomegranates

Development and control of scald on wonderful pomegranates during long-term storage

Scald of the husk surface is an important factor limiting long-term storage of pomegranates and little information is available about its ause and methods of control. We evaluated the efficacy of prestorage treatment with diphenylamine and/or 1-methylcyclopropene and of tmospheric modification during storage on scald incidence and severity on Wonderful pomegranates. Scald incidence and severity...