Pomegranate Nutrition Facts

Pomegranates are gaining in popularity because of their health benefits. While people understand that pomegranates are healthy, they fail to understand the nutritional benefits of the fruit.

Serving

• The pomegranate is a fruit with multiple seeds. These are the edible and most-used part of the fruit. A serving is one single pomegranate that weighs 282g.

Calories

• One pomegranate has 234 calories. The majority of these calories come from the carbohydrates in the fruit.

Fat

• Pomegranates are low in fat. There are only 3g fat per serving. The fat that is in a pomegranate is healthy, coming from unsaturated fats and omega fatty acids.

Carbohydrates

• Pomegranates are loaded with dietary fiber and natural sugars. There are 11g dietary fiber in pomegranates, making for 45 percent of your daily value. There are also 39g of sugars in each pomegranate.

Vitamin C

• Pomegranate is also a good source of Vitamin C. Pomegranates have 48 percent of your daily value of Vitamin C in one serving.