Periodically we will feature the benefits of an ingredient that is found in one or more of MonaVie’s products. The MonaVie products are developed specifically to be healthy and tasty so you can provide the best benefit for your body. Each ingredient is selected for the health qualities and benefits that it provides. Because of the great benefits that real fruits provide they are found in high quantities in MonaVie products.
Up there in the tree. You can see it. It is red and round and appealing to the eye. Reaching up you pluck the nearest one from the low hanging bow and admire the simplicity of the fruit. It practically calls to you with its unique shape like a flower bud ready to open up at a moment’s notice. No longer able to wait, you place your mouth over its flesh and bite.
Yep, the pomegranate is a marvel of nature to be sure, but not one to be approached by the novice consumer. These tasty fruits are quite different than the average ones we know from the super market. Typically a quick bite out of a fruit reveals a delectable flavor and a slight sugar hit. Even if that doesn’t work, usually removing a layer (or two if you’re a coconut) will solve the issue. However, the pomegranate’s secret doesn’t lie in the flesh, inside or outside, of the fruit.
The true flavor and benefits come from the arils surrounding the seeds. These juicy shells are literally encasing every seed in the fruit – and that is nearly 600 seeds per ripened fruit! These arils are tangy and sweet with a hidden crunchy center (the seed itself). In many countries around the world the arils are plucked from the flesh of the pomegranate and pressed for the delicious juice they contain inside – a truly fantastic drink for anyone.
More over, the benefits of the pomegranate have come to light in recent years and not only have made head lines, but have changed the way juices affect our diets. The juice of the pomegranate is high in vitamin C (like an orange) and also in potassium (like bananas). They also contain a good amount of fiber to boot, making them an ideal choice for healthy eating such as MonaVie Essential. But there is more.
Pomegranates are a good source of three different polyphenol antioxidants, which is big news in the food and drug industry these days. Including tannins, anthocyanins and ellagic acid, these antioxidants are the equivalent of calling in the “big guns” or the biological mafia to take out your body’s problems. As they say, “Forget about it.”
That’s because antioxidants are your body’s key to overcoming cancer and other problems caused by free radicals. They are able to bond with the free radicals before the free radicals bond with your DNA or other sensitive structures. One little change at the end of a DNA strand and the cell that contains it could become cancerous. Having a strong supply of antioxidants (like those found in pomegranate juice) is essential to fighting off the negative and horrifically damaging effects of the free radicals.
Best of all, when consumed from one of MonaVie’s line of drinks, the pomegranate is coupled with other super fruits like the acai and goji berries to produce a cocktail of health. You get the power of each fruit in every glass you drink and don’t have to travel around the globe or even your supermarket to get it.
