Pomegranate juice

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Pomegranate juice is made from the fruit of the pomegranate. It is used in cooking both as a fresh juice and as a concentrated syrup.

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Possible health benefits and risks

Various primary studies have been conducted into possible health benefits derived from drinking pomegranate juice, but there is no strong evidence to suggest any effect in blood pressure management, cancer treatment, glucose and insulin management, or heart disease. Any potential benefits also need to be balanced against its high caloric content derived from its natural sugars.

Marketing

The health benefits of pomegranate juice were promoted by POM Wonderful, a pomegranate products manufacturer. As of September 2010, the company and its principals were the subject of a false advertising complaint by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In May 2012, after a hearing, the administrative law judge issued an opinion upholding certain false advertising allegations in the FTC's complaint--based on implied as opposed to express claims--and finding for Pom Wonderful on other points. Pom Wonderful's action in the U.S. District Court has been pending since May 23, 2012.

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Pomegranate molasses

Pomegranate molasses is a fruit syrup made from pomegranate juice, not sugarcane-derived molasses. It is a reduction from the juice of a tart variety of pomegranate, evaporated to form a thick, dark red liquid. It is used in Iranian fesenj?n and Turkish pilaf and çoban salatas?. It is called ??? ????? (dibs rumman) in Arabic, nar ek?isi in Turkish, nar??rab in Azerbaijani.

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See also

• List of juices

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References

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Further reading

• Lovgren, Stefan. "Pomegranate Juice Fights Heart Disease, Study Says", National Geographic News, March 22, 2005. Accessed February 13, 2006
• Pomegranate - MedlinePlus (National Institutes of Health - Produced by the National Library of Medicine)
• M. Viuda-Martos, J. Fernández-López, and J.A. Pérez-Álvarez (2010) - "Pomegranate" (Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety)

Books

• Levin, Gregory M. (2006). Pomegranate Roads: A Soviet Botanist's Exile from Eden. Floreant Press. ISBN 978-0-9649497-6-8
• Seeram, N.P. / Schulman, R.N. / Heber, D. (eds. 2006). Pomegranates: Ancient Roots to Modern Medicine. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-9812-4

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