10 Things Probably You Didn't Know About Pomegranate.

Pomegranate Facts

Pomegranate fruit is one of the most popular fruits because of its unique flavor, taste, nutrition facts and health benefits since the ancient time it has been used virtually in every religion as a symbol of everything from fertility to wealth. Contrary to the myth that every pomegranate has 613 seeds, One pomegranate can hold more than 1,000 seeds. Check out below to find out more fascinating facts about the fruit pomegranate. 

1. Many written accounts refer to Persia (now known as Iran) as the first country to cultivate and grow the pomegranate plants.
2. 4,000 years ago a farmer somewhere on a rocky Mesopotamian hillside was planting pomegranate trees.
3. The word pomegranate means apple with many seeds.
4. The hand-held throwing bombs were developed in the seventeenth century, and they looked a bit like a pomegranate so they began to be called grenades. 
5. Pomegranate trees can live for over 200 years.
6. Pomegranates can be stored up to 2 months in the refrigerator.
7. The main countries producing pomegranates are Iran and India (more than 500,000 t) followed by China and the U.S.A., while Spain is the greatest European producer of pomegranates.
8. sun-dried and ground seeds of the pomegranate most commonly it is used in Indian and Iranian cooking to provide a tart and tangy flavor to curries and other dishes such as chutneys.
9. Pomegranate is widely grown in Korea and Japan as bonsai because of its flowers and for the unusual twisted bark, the older specimens can attain.
10. There are over 760 varieties of pomegranate.

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