Hi guys,
I always lovef pomegranites and whenever traveling to Israel liked the street vendors who served me the juice freshly squeezed (very messy!)...so when they started commercialising it bottled in stores I bought some...I expected it to do for me what prune or orange juice does but I was surpised when it had the opposite effect...so I tested it over a period of time...orange juice liquifies my pouch contents and pomegranite juice slows it down...like apple juice...Not surprising I guess...they are both Astringient juices and 'dry out' the gut as opposed to prune juice...My dad always used to bring me whole pomegranites to the hospital when I was post op and make me suck on the seeds and spit them out...now I get it...they helped my guts and my pouch to stop 'running'...
For those of you who love juices but can no longer drink them this might help...
Sharon
ps...I just found this so I am adding it on...I purposely removed the name of the company that makes it...A pharmacokinetic study published in 2006 in "The Journal of Nutrition" analyzed the composition of pure pomegranate juice. Researchers found that an 8-oz. serving contains 35 g of carbohydrates, 34 g of natural sugars, 30 mg of sodium, 430 mg of potassium, 4 percent calcium, 2 percent iron and 2,486 mg of total polyphenols. These polyphenols appear to have powerful antioxidant properties to fight disease and protect against infections. Cells damaged by free-radicals contribute to health problems such as heart disease, loss of vision, diabetes and cancer. The polyphenols identified in the pomegranate juice are anthocyanins, punicalagins, ellagic acids and tannins. Pomegranate juice contains mostly polyphenols, in fact 70 percent.
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Results showed that pomegranate juice has an average GI value of 53, and a value less than 55 is classified as a low glycemic food. Foods with a low GI value break down more slowly to help regulate your blood sugar levels.
An 8-oz. serving of either one of these pomegranate blends contains about 140 to 160 calories, about 200 to 340 mg of potassium, and about 34 to 39 g of carbohydrates. Some juice blends contain higher amounts of minerals than others.
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