Monday, September 15, 2008 12:04 PM CDT
Fruit's seeds pack a healthy wallop
By TINA HINZ, Courier Staff Writer
WATERLOO --- The pomegranate's juicy secrets are all over the news.
But that's to be expected in the exotic fruit's rise to fame.
Not too long ago, few Americans knew what a pomegranate was. And now the flavor has found its way into all kinds of products: pomegranate juice, pomegranate soda, pomegranate beauty products and pomegranate gum.
The hundreds of arils --- sweet, tart, gem-like juice sacs --- packed inside a pomegranate are loaded with antioxidants, potassium and vitamin C, plus they carry a reputation as a disease-fighting superpower.
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"(TV's) Food Network has done wonders," Thill added, laughing. "People come in here, 'I saw them use them last night on the Food Network.' I get it all the time
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