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Sunday 26 September 2010

Pomegranate

The national fruit of Iran.
Pomegranate looks beautiful.The pomegranate is mostly native to the Iranian and Indian.At present is widely cultivated throughout Bangladesh, Lebanon, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, India,  the drier parts of southeast Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Mediterranean and Southern Europe and tropical Africa.The leaves are opposite or sub-opposite, glossy, narrow oblong, entire, 3–7 cm long and 2 cm broad.It aril juice provides about 16% of an adult's daily vitamin C requirement per 100 ml serving, and is a good source of vitamin B5, potassium and polyphenols, such as tannins and flavonoids.       

                                            
Scientific Name: Punica granatum 
Details:Wikipedia & Picture:Dimensionsguide.com


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