pomegranate juice

{{short description|Juice obtained from the fruit of the pomegranate}}

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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.

Research

Various primary studies have been conducted into possible health benefits derived from drinking pomegranate juice,{{cite web|url=http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/superfoods/Pages/is-pomegranate-a-superfood.aspx|title=Pomegranate: superfood or fad? |publisher=UK National Health Service (NHS)|date=2018-04-26 }} but there is no good evidence to suggest any effect in blood pressure management,{{cite journal |last1=Gbinigie |first1=OA |last2=Onakpoya |first2=IJ |last3=Spencer |first3=EA |date=Oct 2017 |title=Evidence for the effectiveness of pomegranate supplementation for blood pressure management is weak: A systematic review of randomized clinical trials. |pmid=29173650 |journal=Nutrition Research |volume=46 |pages=38–48 |doi=10.1016/j.nutres.2017.07.007 |url=https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:96cc7de0-19a9-43b7-b78d-9df37bc446a4 }} glucose and insulin management,{{cite journal |last1=Huang |first1=Haohai |last2=Liao |first2=Dan |last3=Chen |first3=Guangzhao |last4=Chen |first4=Honglang |last5=Zhu |first5=Yongkung |date=2017 |title= Lack of efficacy of pomegranate supplementation for glucose management, insulin levels and sensitivity: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis|journal=Nutrition Journal |volume=16 |issue=67 |pages= 67|doi=10.1186/s12937-017-0290-1 |pmid=28985741 |pmc=5629805 |doi-access=free }} or heart disease.{{cite web|url=http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/superfoods/Pages/is-pomegranate-a-superfood.aspx|title=Pomegranate: superfood or fad? |publisher=UK National Health Service (NHS)|date=2018-04-26 }}

=Potential risks=

Interactions with prescription drugs are possible.{{cite journal |vauthors=Chen M, Zhou SY, Fabriaga E, Zhang PH, Zhou Q |title=Food-drug interactions precipitated by fruit juices other than grapefruit juice: An update review |journal=Journal of Food and Drug Analysis |volume=26 |issue=2S |pages=S61–S71 |date=April 2018 |pmid=29703387 |pmc=9326888 |doi=10.1016/j.jfda.2018.01.009 |url=}}

=Marketing and false advertising=

Pomegranate juice was marketed by POM Wonderful, a pomegranate products manufacturer. As of September 2010, the company and its principals were the subjects of a false advertising complaint by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).{{cite news |title=Regulators call health claims in Pom juice ads deceptive |first=Edward |last=Wyatt |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/business/28pom.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 27, 2010 |access-date=6 February 2011}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ftc.gov/os/adjpro/d9344/120521pomdecision.pdf|title=US FTC Office of Administrative Law Judges Docket No. 9344 In the Matter of Pom Wonderful LLC and Roll Global LLC, et al Initial Decision dated May 17, 2012

|access-date=2012-05-29|publisher=U.S. Federal Trade Commission Office of Administrative Law Judges|date=2010-09-27

}} {{As of|2012|5|24|df=US}}, POM Wonderful's action in the U.S. District Court was pending consideration.{{cite news |title=Why POM Wonderful Can Celebrate FTC Judge's Ruling in Advertising Case |first=Nicole |last=Kardell |url=http://www.natlawreview.com/article/why-pom-wonderful-can-celebrate-ftc-judge-s-ruling-advertising-case |newspaper=The National Law Review|date=May 24, 2012 |access-date=28 May 2012}}{{update-inline| reason=Still pending a decade later? |date=November 2022}}

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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. Pomegranate molasses is often used on top of meatloaf or meatballs to give them a shiny glaze and can be also be used for drizzling over rice pudding or oatmeal. It is used in Iranian fesenjān, Turkish pilafs and shepherd's salad.{{cite news |first=John |last=Willoughby |title=Making a foreign staple work back home |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/24/dining/24power.html?src=me&ref=homepage |work=The New York Times |date=March 23, 2010 |access-date=2010-03-25 }}

References

=Articles=

[https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/pomegranate Pomegranate] (National Institutes of Health - Produced by the National Library of Medicine)
M. Viuda-Martos, J. Fernández-López, and J.A. Pérez-Álvarez (2010) - [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1541-4337.2010.00131.x "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}}