id: 151

name: Pomegranate

flavor_bible_name_variants: pomegranate,pomegranate juice,pomegranates,pomegranates and pomegranate juice

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status: draft

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food_db_name: Pomegranate

flavor_db_name_variants: pomegranate

name_scientific: Punica granatum

description: The pomegranate, scientific name Punica granatum, is a fruit-bearing deciduous shrub or small tree growing between 5–8 metres tall. Native to an area from the eastern Mediterranean Basin to India, the pomegranate has been cultivated over millennia, including today throughout the Mediterranean, Middle East and Caucasus regions, northern Africa and tropical Africa, the Indian subcontinent and the drier parts of southeast Asia. Introduced into Latin America and California by Spanish settlers in 1769, pomegranate is also cultivated in parts of California and Arizona. In the Northern Hemisphere, the fruit is typically in season from September to February. In the Southern Hemisphere, the pomegranate is in season from March to May. The pomegranate has been mentioned in many ancient texts, notably in Babylonian texts, the Book of Exodus, the Homeric Hymns and the Quran. In recent years, it has become more common in the commercial markets of North America and the Western Hemisphere. Pomegranates are used in cooking, baking, juices, smoothies and alcoholic beverages, such as martinis and wine.

itis_id: 27278

wikipedia_id: Pomegranate

picture_file_name: 151.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 268729

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:39:58.000Z

legacy_id: 160

food_group: Fruits

food_subgroup: Tropical fruits

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:23.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:17.000Z

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export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 22663

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public_id: FOOD00151