A non-edible portion of Pomegranate is reported to be rich in a diverse range of phytochemicals that embrace health-promotive features. Though the antioxidant power and nutritive value of fruit juice are well known, knowledge of nonedible fractions is very poor. Hence, evaluating the antioxidant power and nutritional value of fruit peel and the seed of pomegranates was targeted. Based on the findings of current work, peels of four pomegranate cultivars, Kalpitiya red, Nimali, Daya, and Nayana proved to be an excellent source of natural antioxidants that could be applied in future therapeutic and medicine and as a safer natural antioxidant in food industries. Higher protein, fiber, and lipid content in seeds and high carbohydrate content in the peel implies that pomegranate by-products could be used as a substrate for the production of nutritionally valuable components that could find several applications as functional food ingredients, food additives, and nutraceuticals that pomegranate by-products could be used as functional food ingredients, food additives, and nutraceuticals. 

P.D.S.N.H. Panapitiya, M.K.B. Weerasooriya and T.I. Punchipatabendhi

The Journal of Agricultural Sciences - Sri Lanka

Abstract:- http://doi.org/10.4038/jas.v17i3.9919