Health Benefits
Cancer prevention, Heart care, Helps in cartilage regeneration, Improves stomach health, Increase in haemoglobin, Increases metabolic rate, Prevents constipation
Cancer prevention, Heart care, Regulation of heart rate
General Benefits
Boosts immune system, Controls blood pressure, Controls blood sugar levels, Digestive aid, Maintains healthy cholesterol level
Anti oxidant properties, Anti-inflammatory properties, Boosts immune system, Controls blood pressure, Digestive aid, Strengthens bones
Skin Benefits
Anti-aging benefits, Skin rejuvenation, Treatment of acne
Reduces wrinkles, Skin rejuvenation
Hair Benefits
Prevents hair loss, Promotes longer and healthier hair, Treatment of dandruff
Promotes longer and healthier hair, Treatment of dandruff, Treatment of Lice
Allergy
Allergy Symptoms
Abdominal pains, Anaphylaxis, Itching
Anaphylaxis, Itching, Skin rash, Swelling of face
Side Effects
Allergic reaction, Cold, Breathing difficulty, Irritation, Swelling
Allergic reaction, Possibly unsafe during pregnancy
Recommeded for
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Best Time to Eat
Best if taken as a breakfast (or empty stomach), As a snack in the late afternoon, Eat the fresh ones, avoid mixing with any other foods, don't eat after meal., Morning time (before lunch)
As a snack in the late afternoon, Don't consume at night and before bed, Morning time (before lunch)
Type
Tree fruit
Tropical
Season
Autumn
Autumn, Spring, Winter
Varieties
Balegal, Crab, Cloud, Francis, Freshman and Granada
Andrews, Amarilla, Asca, Baste, Bays, Bayott, Behl, Canaria, Capucha, Deliciosa, Ecuador, El Bumpo, Guayacuyán, Jete, Juniana, Knight, Nata, Popocay, Sander, Smoothey, Tumba, Umbonada, Whaley and White Juliana
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Color
Dark red, Light pink-red
Green, Yellow
Inside Color
Red
White
Shape
Round
Conical
Texture
Juicy
Fleshy
Taste
Juicy, Sweet
Sweet
Origin
India, Iran
Ecuador
Grows on
Trees
Trees
Cultivation
Soil Type
Clay, Sand
Sandy loam
Soil pH
5.5-76.5-7.6
3.5
10
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Climatic Conditions
Cold, Dry, Hot
Warm
Facts about
- Pomegranate means apple with many seeds.
- It was called as the “apple of Grenada” in early English.
- In Hinduism, this fruit symbolizes prosperity and fertility.
- Pomegranate trees can live upto 200 years.
- Cherimoya is also called as custard apple or chirimoya.
- The word cherimoya came from the Quechua word,'chirimuya',which means 'cold seeds'.
- The cherimoya is called as 'the tree of ice cream'.
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Production
Top Producer
Iran
Spain
Other Countries
Africa, India, Middle east, Pakistan
Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, Italy, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, United States of America
Top Importer
Europe
United States of America
Top Exporter
India
Spain