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Pomegranate Ranked Healthiest Fruit Juice

cbsnews.com — Pomegranate is the healthiest of them all because it contains the most of every type of antioxidant. It wins in all categories. And it's thought that it might do some very good things; it may protect against some cancers, such as prostate cancer. It might also modify heart disease risk factors, and it could be healthy for your heart.

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  • SIRBERUS, on 07/05/2008, -2/+56Yes, but it is bloody expensive. Stains like crazy as well. Tastes lovely, though.
    • Luigison, on 07/06/2008, -0/+24You can buy a pomegranate a lot cheaper than its juice and easily separate the seeds by density. Cut it down the sides in about six equal parts then put it in water. The peel and rind will float and the seeds will sink. Strain and enjoy. Much cheaper than prepared juice and better for you.
      • LinkGCN4, on 07/06/2008, -2/+31Are you asking us to do work?
      • SIRBERUS, on 07/06/2008, -0/+20You seriously overestimate me, sir.
      • dreamlayers, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3I think you're missing a step. The pips/arils (seeds surrounded by flesh) don't separate by themselves. You need to work the sections over with your fingers.

        I don't find it difficult to do this without water, but the pips can break and splash brightly coloured pomegranate juice quite far.

        When cutting a pomegranate into sections, I mostly make shallow cuts and break it apart. If a pip is cut a lot of the juice drains out from it. When breaking apart, the pomegranate breaks between the pips, leaving them intact.
      • nobody98, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3Yummier than just having the juice too.
      • SixOrSoPapers, on 07/06/2008, -2/+0Wouldn't it be easier to just, you know, eat the thing?
      • LeeSoong, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1They are fun to eat, as long as your not at a keyboard.

        Share a few fresh pomegranates with your girlfriend,
    • chispito, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1I've known people who had avocado trees and people who had pomegranate trees, and for the life of me I can still never figure out why each is relatively so expensive, even in season.
      • crapmatic, on 07/06/2008, -0/+6Increasing demand. Plus POM has somewhat of a monopoly, which doesn't help matters.
  • Twenty, on 07/06/2008, -1/+9Pomegranate fruit and the juice are really good. The juice is very strong though, and I can't have too much at a time. I love it anyways.
    • kineticworm, on 07/06/2008, -1/+2pomegranate juice is the only kind i drink, baby.
  • HigherLogic, on 07/06/2008, -8/+3What about the açaí berry that you find in that MonaVie drink?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MonaVie
    • Seventus, on 07/06/2008, -0/+6Looks more expensive than it's worth.... Advertising?
    • HigherLogic, on 07/06/2008, -2/+2Are you asking if I'm advertising? I was just asking if pomegranate juice was healthier than the acai berry.
    • Lukesed, on 07/06/2008, -1/+9Obviously pomegranate is better, assuming CBS is correct. The story says that pomegranate is the healthiest. Forget RTFA, all you need to do to figure that out is read the ***** headline.

      Açaí berries are indeed very antioxidant-dense, but since MonaVie doesn't publish how much of each fruit they put in the drink I imagine it would contain very little in favor of cheaper juices (the other 17 fruits in the drink). You're better off eating some apples, they have a lot of antioxidants too. You could buy like 10 pounds of them for the same price one bottle of that Ponzi *****.
    • superkendall, on 07/06/2008, -4/+3I've tried that and - ack. Buyer beware.
    • dreamlayers, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1With so many different juices in it, how do you know it contains enough of what you want? Plus it's sold via MLM... ugh!
    • lazlonger, on 07/06/2008, -1/+2mlm?
      • anachronaut, on 07/06/2008, -1/+2Google it, you lazy *****.
      • palehorse864, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1multi level marketing.
      • palehorse864, on 07/06/2008, -1/+1@anachronaut

        I already knew what MLM meant (had friends try to get my family into a few different MLM schemes). But out of curiosity, I punched MLM into google as you said The first thing that comes up is Martin Marietta Materials, some company on the stock exchange.

        Dreamlayers said "Plus it's sold via MLM... ugh! " so if someone were to just google it without knowing what the initials meant (Why they were googling) they would probably assume that Dream was saying "Plus it's sold via Martin Marietta Materials... ugh!" :)

        You know, you could just tell them a lot faster than besmirching the name of Martin Marietta. :P
  • DiscoJohn, on 07/06/2008, -5/+53It's even healthier mixed with vodka!
    • FrankFutter, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1you read my mind! and i'd like to believe it cuts down on the hangover. Just be careful, it still stains something fierce.
    • cr250guy, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2The fact that your name is DiscoJohn is the icing on a cake to that joke.
    • uilhao, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1dugg for the nice laugh, not that I actually agree tho...
  • ssmith2k3, on 07/06/2008, -1/+2not bad for the 'fruit of the dead'
  • chudgoo, on 07/06/2008, -5/+9Pomegranates! ***** yeah!
  • Lukesed, on 07/06/2008, -12/+11It tastes like sour ass.
    • poidh, on 07/06/2008, -2/+13Do you think you can take a minute to tell us how you know that?
      • superkendall, on 07/06/2008, -3/+5Do you REALLY want him to answer that?
      • Puffles, on 07/06/2008, -1/+11He's obviously tasted both pomegranate juice, and sour ass.
      • poidh, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3@superkendall

        I'm a man of the world. I can take whatever he throws at me :)

        @Puffles

        Yes, well thanks for telling it how it is.
      • jrattner1, on 07/06/2008, -2/+3TOP NOTCH COMMENT
      • crapmatic, on 07/06/2008, -2/+1Toilet paper?
    • LinkGCN4, on 07/06/2008, -2/+1No, kumquats taste like sour ass. Emphasis on the sour.
    • threon, on 07/06/2008, -1/+3You're doing it wrong.
    • nephari, on 07/06/2008, -2/+2Just like... your mom?
  • GRAVEWiSH, on 07/06/2008, -7/+2i drink this ***** all the time!
    • poidh, on 07/06/2008, -1/+19Well, each to their own. But this thread is about pomegranate.
    • LinkGCN4, on 07/06/2008, -5/+4Thanks for sharing. It's nice to know that Americans have such diverse cuisine. But really, should we be talking about the oral consumption of human feces on an internet community-based news website?
  • Alucard010, on 07/06/2008, -2/+6Take that XanGo and all the rest of the fruit juice MLM scams!
  • superkendall, on 07/06/2008, -7/+2It might do all that, but it doesn't matter since it is horrible to drink.
    • BoneStamp, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1That's why I only drink kool-aid... thankfully, they offer pomegranate.
  • theandy1, on 07/06/2008, -1/+7I've been drinking this ***** http://www.minutemaid.com/products/Variety_Juices_ ... all the time so this is good news to me. I'm sure it's not as healthy as the more expensive Pomegranate juices, but it tastes great and is only $3.
    • calantus, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2thats what i drink too, just not minute maid brand, its great.
  • makkaveli19, on 07/06/2008, -2/+3its really great for your skin too. it helps clean up acne
    • Rally603, on 07/06/2008, -1/+5You know what else helps clean up acne?

      Bacon grease. Try it.
      • braeden0613, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2it worked well for chris griffin
      • makkaveli19, on 07/06/2008, -1/+2don't have acne. brother had it and pom juice did wonders.
    • Chainheart, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2I prefer bean dip to clear up mine, it has extreme exfoliating action.
  • LinkGCN4, on 07/06/2008, -4/+9Is there a way to fry pomegranate juice?
  • dreamlayers, on 07/06/2008, -6/+14Most brands are just red, acidic and expensive. The best pomegranate juice I found was Cedar brand. The juice is from Iran and there are no additives. It tastes great (lot of flavour), it's not too acidic and it's not too expensive. As a bonus, by purchasing it you help support Iran, a country which is being unfairly bullied.
    • chispito, on 07/06/2008, -5/+1http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/88764/Iran_s ...

      The poor, poor Mullahs.
    • bmystry, on 07/06/2008, -0/+11What you have there is not pomegranate juice but TERRORIST JUICE!!
    • dreamlayers, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3Why do you equate the leadership with the country? Should people boycott US products because of Bush and his associates?

      Anyways, I primarily made that comment because it was difficult to find pomegranate juice that actually tasted good, or that even had much taste besides the acidity. Like WTF do most factories do, crush whole unripe pomegranates and bottle the result?

      Another juice I really liked was:
      PC Pomegranate Blueberry Juice Blend (probably only available in Canada):
      http://www.presidentschoice.ca/FoodAndRecipes/Grea ...
      However, note that the first ingredient is apple juice! I cannot recommend it to someone seeking pomegranate juice. PC has some serious mislabelling, like their "Pomegranate Green and White Tea" where the only mention of pomegranate in the ingredients is extract which is the *last* ingredient:
      http://www.presidentschoice.ca/FoodAndRecipes/Grea ...
    • Ogopogo, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2If you don't want "Iranian" pomegranate juice (and you're in Canada) check out the http://www.pomegrande.com/ . Their juice comes from Azerbaijan.
  • triferlinks, on 07/06/2008, -2/+2digg if you saw that coming.
  • xelerated, on 07/06/2008, -10/+2Ahh yes, something else that the Bible mentions... and it too is true. When will the mass of people that dont have
    faith learn that this is for real?
    • Professr, on 07/06/2008, -3/+1Dude, I'm a Christian, but why does this have to be about religion? Seriously, it's a news article about A FRUIT!
    • dreamlayers, on 07/06/2008, -0/+5The error there is looking for particular true things rather than considering overall correctness. It's easy to find true things in the Bible but it's also easy to find false things.
  • josephbloseph, on 07/06/2008, -6/+0***** pomegranates CRANBERRY FOR LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!
    • passedoutghost, on 07/06/2008, -2/+1"Cranberry juice is a natural diuretic. My girlfriend drinks it when she's got her period. What, you gotta period?"
  • Achi11es, on 07/06/2008, -0/+4Does grenadine count?
  • tmyprod, on 07/06/2008, -1/+5So, if I dring the Pomegranate rockstar, will I be doing good or will I just dying a little slower than drinking regular rockstar?
    • dreamlayers, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2That's the best tasting energy drink I've had. (I find most taste medeciney.) It actually tastes more like pomegranate than several brands of pomegranate juice I tried. They actually say it's 50% fruit juice.
    • tmyprod, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3Holy crap.

      I just re-read my post.



      .... I'm going to blame the spelling/grammar errors on being drunk.
  • Youreallinsane, on 07/06/2008, -1/+4This is such a fluff piece brought to you by pomegranate growers and big media. That's not to say that pomegranate isn't good for you, but the ranking ***** is all fluff.
  • FreeTalkLIve, on 07/06/2008, -3/+7Jesus ate pomegranate.
    • nickydean, on 07/06/2008, -0/+9No silly, Jesus invented pomegranates. You know why they stain so terribly? Blood of Christ, that's why.
    • skemez1, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2The fruit from the tree knowledge in the bible that Eve fed to Adam was a pomegranate not an apple (they don't have apples in the middle east). Western painters later depicted the fruit as an apple because of the similar description given in the bible and the fact that they weren't familiar with the pomegranate in the west.
      • FreeTalkLIve, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2Well that is interesting. Pomegranate gives you special powers like God has.

        /Knowledge is good.

        oh nom nom
  • hungryduck, on 07/06/2008, -7/+1vitaminwater xxx ftw!
    • braeden0613, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2yeah its good....but probably has about 0.00001% actual juice in it
    • Ymeg, on 07/06/2008, -0/+4I like sugar too.
    • zzz@tkz, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1The pink is much better.
  • zippe, on 07/06/2008, -6/+1mmm. pom.
  • Amadeus2490, on 07/06/2008, -2/+6Buying pomegranate juice from the grocery store is a waste of money; it's boiled, concentrated and has sugar added, which means that there is little to no nutritional value compared to the raw fruit. If you want health benefits, eat a cupful of raw blueberries of concord grapes.

    http://www.emaxhealth.com/98/14821.html

    http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice ...



    Please, don't waste your money on stupid "Fad Health."
    • dreamlayers, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1Why not some raw pomegranate?

      I'm curious about how the juice compares to fruit. I suspect eating the fruit is healthier, but it's more work so people prefer juice.
      • Amadeus2490, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1"Why not some raw pomegranate?"

        Because they have a lot of seeds in them and are hard to juice without turning very bitter, plus they're expensive. There are better and cheaper alternatives.
  • Walled, on 07/06/2008, -7/+6OM NOM NOM NOM
  • nickydean, on 07/06/2008, -6/+1When one of my friends was in high school, he and his buddy had a teach that they loved to torment. One day, he'd had enough, and he furiously ordered them to get in the hall. As he was screaming and explaining to them the level of trouble they'd be in, my friend stopped him mid-rant and said: "Wait - you know what I love?" "What?!", his teacher said impatiently.

    "Pomegranates."

    His teacher looked at him puzzled and said, "Remember what I said! Now get back in class!"

    To this day, pomegranates have been the neverfailing go-to when in a conversation that is either inappropriate or stupid and boring.
  • Xihix, on 07/06/2008, -1/+6Juices are crap. Often, sugar is added, and other nutrients you can only get from the fruit itself are taken away (such as fiber). Just buy the fruit during it's season, autumn, and don't spit out the seeds... Just chew them well.
  • mugwumpz, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1http://pomegranateinformation.com
  • RationalXubrnce, on 07/06/2008, -1/+1 They should have tested it against acai berry juice, I bet it would have lost.
    • More4, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1exactly, acai is much better. What do you expect from CBS?
    • ukfan, on 07/07/2008, -0/+1Uh, Acai is on the list. Try reading.
  • edebolt, on 07/06/2008, -2/+12How to Eat a Pomegranate

    http://emptyage.honan.net/mth/2007/10/how-to-eat-a ...
    has useful pictures

    They're deliciously tricky. Puzzling, even, with their tough skins and all those little red seeds. But splitting one open and getting all that fruit is actually pretty easy. Here's how to do it.


    STEP ONE

    Find yourself a Pomegranate. If it's an organic one from your local CSA, all the better. But any will do.


    STEP TWO

    Begin by cutting off the top part of the fruit, called the crown.

    I am fast, like a ninja.


    STEP THREE

    Slice the skin into segments. When you finish it should look something like this:

    STEP FOUR
    Soak the pomegranate in a bowl of water for a few minutes. How many? Let's say ten. That should do.

    STEP FIVE
    Break up the fruit in the bowl, you'll notice that the fruit sinks to the bottom while the rind floats up to the top.

    STEP SIX
    Once the fruit and rind are separated, you can skim the rind off of the top of the water. You can agitate the water to help get everything split up.

    STEP SEVEN
    Strain and drain, dude.

    STEP EIGHT
    Eat it. Or juice it. Whatever you'd like. I like it with a little yogurt. You may not.






    • tmyprod, on 07/06/2008, -2/+10Could break that down into even more steps for me? This whole "eating" thing is so very confusing.
      • blanketfury, on 07/06/2008, -0/+2Eating is overrated.

        I prefer snorting. It gets in my system faster.
    • LeviTheSmith, on 07/06/2008, -1/+1STEP NINE
      ???????

      STEP TEN
      Profit!
  • wezults, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1Langers is a good brand, little on the expensive side but is more natural and tastes great.
  • Ellipsys, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3This: http://www.lakewoodjuices.com/product_detail/id-37 ... is what you want. Many pom juices have added sugar, or are made from concentrates. This stuff is organic, relatively cheap ($5.99 a bottle, give or take), and has nothing in it aside from pure juices. I also recommend their Pure Pineapple (pretty much any of their "Pure" line are the best store-bought juices one can buy. No concentrates. No sugar. No preservatives. No additional cheap juices to dilute the mix.)
  • INTERNETMASTER, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1it's also DELICIOUS
  • lazlonger, on 07/06/2008, -3/+1my friend joey used to squeeze them until they were bursting with juice, then punch a hole, and squirt out the juice into a glass, or your mouth, and off you go! like a water balloon. an incredible miraculous fruit.
    • hagfish70, on 07/06/2008, -0/+4this is the gayest thing I have read all day...
      • lazlonger, on 07/12/2008, -0/+1i see what you mean.... damn. well despite that, it's true.
        i should have said my friend eliza or something, you'd be goin' "heeel yeah!"
  • NecroSexy, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1I was introduced to pomegranates by the Conan cartoon show. That damn bird craved it.
  • unnes, on 07/06/2008, -0/+4Pomegranate juice is delicious, no doubt about it -- but it's also a natural laxative. Think twice before reaching for that second glass.
  • hagfish70, on 07/06/2008, -0/+3whole fruit > juice. When you pasteurize anything, (yes and even the fancy organic stuff is pasteurized) you lose nutrients.
  • vircity, on 07/06/2008, -1/+1Buried. To save myself a "Told you so" from ma.
  • Fershizzll, on 07/06/2008, -1/+1Geez, my aunt was telling me this TWO YEARS AGO, and she's scared of the t'internet.
  • xenoc1de, on 07/06/2008, -4/+1Vitamin water ftw, my favorite flavor.
  • kushkush2, on 07/06/2008, -1/+2guess what i'm eating while i read this? yup Pomegranate i love it always eat it. im in saudi arabia right now, and i guess its not too expensive here, and never have i ate it and it was sour or acidic.
  • gregory533185, on 07/06/2008, -5/+0I think it tastes like ass, bare naked ass, good for you though, just like bare naked ass.
  • MetalliTooL, on 07/06/2008, -1/+2The 30 grams of sugar per serving that they usually add to it probably cancels out all its benefits.
  • pieceofred, on 07/06/2008, -1/+1sorry...this is not true. While excellent, pomegranite is overshadowed by acai, mangosteen, and elderberry juice, which are all 10 to 100 times richer with antioxidants and vitamins. The trick is to get organic.
  • DrNicole, on 07/06/2008, -0/+1From the article "But blueberry juice also contains tons of fiber," No beverage contains "tons of fiber" unless it is a glass full of metamucil. I would be surprised if blueberry juice even contained one gram of fiber... "tons" in my mind would be at least 8 grams of fiber.

  • jorad, on 07/06/2008, -1/+1In related news, Slug juice rated the grossest.
  • JJMickelsen, on 07/08/2008, -0/+0Compare your product to ours. Can you demonstrate your product to have results in less than 2 minutes. Xango, Zrii, Mona Vie, Vemma, Vibe can't show results like this product called Nutrazon with over 10 years of research behind it and the only product in the world with this new technology that you can show results from the very first sip. That has never been done in our industry.
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=KyjMnmwRkQA
  • THEROD54, on 07/08/2008, -0/+0Move over pomegranate ,Muscadine grape juice has a lot more antioxidants.It has the highest ORAC score of any thing known to us so far.
    To learn more about ORAC scores, antioxidants, and the power of the
    muscadine grape to fight for your good health, get a copy of the new book,
    “Muscadine Health” by Diane K. Hartle, Ph.D., Phillip Greenspan, Ph. D.,
    and James L. Hargrove, Ph.D.
  • luiyuming, on 07/09/2008, -0/+1I think it is one of those superfood juices that will stick around. Tastes lovely and is used in some beauty products. In ancient times, it was seen as food for royalty and is known as the Chinese apple. We used to nibble on these as kids and it is a fun fruit to have in front of cartoons and Sesame Street. Happy to know the pomegranate is getting so popular today.
  • Folksie, on 07/09/2008, -0/+0Just make sure you're buying non-pasteurized pom juice (if you can find it). Heating the juice to high temps destroys SO much of the great phytonutrients that it has to offer. If you can't find pasteurized pom juice (and I bet you can't) then BUY A POMEGRANATE! Eat the whole thing, and you'll get way more health benefits then from some cooked juice. They're not 10 bucks each, either.
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