Pomegranate (punica granatum) is a fruit plant that can grow up to 5-8 m. Fruit known as pomegranate is rich in antioxidants such as polyphenols, tannins, and anthocyanins are more than red wine and black tea.
The single flower is short-stemmed, out at the end of the twig or in the top of the leaf. Usually, there are one to five flowers, red, white, or purple.When the flower leaf has fallen out, then behind the pomegranate flowers begin to swell and will become a fruit, if the fruit has become larger, then the petals will slightly close again.
The fruit is round shape with a diameter of 5-12 cm, the color of the skin is diverse, like green purple, white, reddish brown, or purple black. Sometimes, there are patches that are somewhat prominent in older color. The seeds are many, small, red, pink, or white, the rounded shape is slightly flat, hard, arranged irregularly.
Pomegranate is famous as a fruit that has a myriad of health benefits. Taste that tend to be sour and slightly tasteless is believed to have benefits for health and beauty.
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