Health Benefits
In addition to exceptional clarity, rich color and a distinctive and appealing flavor, Rimon Winery wines also have a hidden bonus: a wealth of vitamins and healing properties. Long recognized for their healthful properties, pomegranates contain vitamins A, B, and C, iron, calcium and other essential minerals. They are also rich in antioxidants, which are beneficial for blood circulation, and to the heart. Thus, pomegranates are effective in helping to prevent heart disease and arteriosclerosis, and in easing inflammatory conditions.
According to research recently conducted on pomegranate juice and seed oil by the University of California and the Technion Institute of Technology in Israel, pomegranates neutralize free radicals three times more than green tea or red wine. According to the study, “If consumed daily over a long period of time, the powerful antioxidants in pomegranates may help to combat cancer and may also prevent hardening of the arteries.”
Additional studies suggest that the fruit may even help people suffering from various ailments such as Type-2 diabetes and high blood pressure. The studies also indicate it may promote the retention of LDL cholesterol in the arteries and help alleviate menopausal and post-menopausal symptoms in women (pomegranate is the only plant known to contain estrogen). Today the pomegranate has become one of the fastest growing trends in the food industry. The recent studies revealing a multitude of health benefits have led to a rapid increase in the popularity of the fruit worldwide. According to product data service Productscan, approximately 215 new pomegranate-flavored foods and beverages were introduced to the market in the first seven months of 2006, compared to just 19 for the whole of 2002. Now, pomegranate flavors are finding their way to the table in the form of everything from natural fruit juices to chewing gum. And for the first time, thanks to Rimon Winery, we can now enjoy the ancient crimson fruit in the form of world-class, Kosher wines made from 100 percent pomegranate juice that retain the succulent flavors and healthful properties of the pomegranate fruit even after they have been fermented into wine.
For more information about the healthful qualities of pomegranates, please visit these websites:
Pomegranate Wine Has Greater Protection Capacity Than Red Wine on Low-Density Lipoprotein Oxidation.
Eat, drink, decorate – the magical, mystical pomegranate does it all.