28/11/2025
My daughter bought a Pomegranate last night in the grocery shopping, and I am looking forward to putting the delicious sweet and slightly tart seeds into some salads this weekend.
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 support internally with strengthening the intestinal barrier and reducing inflammatory processes. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37335106/