Pomegranate
Pomegranate is one of the first plants human started to use. Asia is the birthplace of pomegranate. This fruit was called “the king of fruit” in its birthplace in Middle East. The main global pomegranate importers are Egypt, Turkey, Israel & Spain. This fruit is also shipped in Russia from Central Asia countries (Uzbekistan, Tadjikistan, Azerbaijan).
We offer fruit from Egypt, Israel & Peru to our consumers. Pomegranate from Israel & Egypt are available since August till March. The fruit from Peru are available in March & April.
country | variety | class | size | packaging |
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Egypt |
Wonderful / Baladi |
1 class | 5-15 | cardboard 4 / 4,5 / 5 kg |
Israel |
Wonderful |
1 class | 5/6/7/8/9/10 | cardboard 4 / 4,5 / 5 kg |
Peru |
Wonderful |
1 class | 5/6/7/8/9/10 | cardboard 4 / 4,5 / 5 kg |
Beneficial features:
THE NUTRITIONAL VALUE | MICROELEMENTS (100g): | VITAMINS (100 g): |
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Food fibers – 4 g |
Kalium – mg Manganese – 0,119 mg Ferrum – 0,3 mg Cuprum – 0,158 mg Sodium – 3 mg Selenium – 0,5 mcg Zinc – 0,35 mg |
В1 — 0,067 mg |
Varieties:
More than 400 varieties exist all over the world. The best of than are considered to be Persian varieties Asmar, Sharody. More than half of all acreage in USA are occupied by Wonderful variety (one of the seedless types). This variety is one of the most popular in the world. It’s grown also in Egypt & other Asian counties.
There are three types of varieties by their acid content:
- Sweet
- Sour-sweet
- Sour