Aril (outgrowth that covers seed) composition
| Range | water 85%: total sugar 10%: pectin 1.5%: other see comments section % |
|---|---|
| Organism | Pomegranate Punica granatum |
| Reference | Panth N, Manandhar B, Paudel KR. Anticancer Activity of Punica granatum (Pomegranate): A Review. Phytother Res. 2017 Apr31(4):568-578. doi: 10.1002/ptr.5784 p.569 left column bottom paragraphPubMed ID28185340 |
| Primary Source | Sreekumar S, Sithul H, Muraleedharan P, Azeez JM, Sreeharshan S. 2014. Pomegranate fruit as a rich source of biologically active compounds. Biomed Res Int 2014: 686921. doi: 10.1155/2014/686921PubMed ID24818149 |
| Comments | P.569 left column bottom paragraph: "The peel is a useful source of phytochemicals such as proanthocyanidin compounds, phenolics, ellagitannins (ETs), complex polysaccharides, flavonoids and many minerals such as phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, nitrogen, sodium and calcium (Viuda Martos et al., 2010). Arils consist of 85% water, 10% total sugar (importantly fructose and glucose), 1.5% pectin, organic acids (like ascorbic acid, citric acid and malic acid) and bioactive constituents such as phenolic compounds and flavonoids (mainly anthocyanin) (primary source)." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 113547 |