Pomegranate
Punica granatum · Fruit
1 varietyTop 10 pairings
A leathery-skinned fruit, the pomegranate holds hundreds of seeds, each in a juicy sac called an aril. The crimson arils are sweet-tart, astringent and crunchy; eat them by the handful, scatter them or press them for juice.
Picking a good onedrag
Round, pale, sharpLight, shrivelled, mould at the crown
Heavy and full-colouredBuy itHeavy, flat-sided and fully coloured. Scatter it raw, press it, or cook it down to molasses.
Weight and shapeHeavy for its size, sides gone flat
RindTaut, deep even colour, faint sheen
CrownCrown dry and tight, pale brown
Smell at the crownAlmost nothing, faint clean rind
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What you get from one
56%
Edible part
282 g arils · rind and membrane off
504 g
Weight each
each one
45%
Juice
about 450 ml a kilo
Keeping ittap a temperature
Below about 5 C the rind pits and the arils fade, so use the fridge's warmest shelf.
90-95%
Humidity
Loosely wrapped, not sealed
Airflow