Pomegranate’s name comes from the Latin for “fruit of many seeds” and is also sometimes referred to as the Anar fruit. Stepped in history and myth it is also one of the most ancient fruit trees to be domesticated, having been grown in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
The nearly round, 2-1/2 to 5 in. wide fruit is crowned at the base by the prominent calyx. The tough, leathery skin is typically yellow overlaid with light or deep pink or rich red. The interior is split into compartments packed with sacs (or arils) filled with sweetly acid, juicy, red pulp. In each sac there is one angular, soft or hard seed surrounded by the rubi red pomegranate juice. The fruit is thought by some to signify immortality, fertility, or reproductive energy.

Pomegranates are hotly touted as ‘the new wonder health fruit’. Its well-publicised health benefits include:3 times more antioxidants
than either red wine or green tea

• *Proven to benefit the heart and blood pressure and can help reduce the formation of fatty deposits on artery walls*
  

• Can aid in fertility and help towards
  a healthy pregnancy with natural oestrogen*

• A great source of potassium and Vitamin C*