POM addict

AZZenny · October 28th, 2006, 10:05 AM

Anyone else gotten into POM Wonderful pomegranate juice?

The medical research on pomegranate juice, seed oil, and peel extract is very, very impressive, and looks quite sound and well-designed -- this isn't marketing type 'research,' it's peer-reviewed and pretty convincing: reduced growth and development of tumors of skin, breast, prostate, lung, and colon; reduces accumulation of amyloid plaque in animal model of Alzheimer's; facilitates wound healing and surface skin regeneration; anti-viral/anti-fungal; low-glycemic so safe for diabetics and in several studies reduces bad cholesterol fractions and reduces arterial atherosclerosis. So far the only variety of pomegranate named in the studies is the Wonderful cultivar grown in California and Israel, but they are starting to look at other varieties (like in Spain where they also grow a lot of pomegranates.)

I have a wineglass of POM 100% (they also make it mixed with blueberry, cherry, mango, and tangerine, but I prefer the pure pomegranate) instead of a glass of red wine in the evening, with a splash of mineral water -- it's not real sweet, so it works very well -- and maybe have actual wine later on, instead of having two glasses of wine. POM isn't cheap, but not bad compared to decent wine.

POMx iced teas are also great, but they're a little sweet, so I cut them ~50% with home-made plain green or regular iced tea. Can't go a day without one. I have amassed a huge collection of the glass bottles, which make good drinking glasses, so have to start recycling them I guess.

The problem is they are out of the 100% juice everywhere in town! Apparently it's between the last of 2005 stocks and they're just about to harvest and press for 2006, so if anybody sees the pure pomegranate juice anywhere in town, could you let me know?

Linderbee · October 28th, 2006, 01:02 PM

sounds interesting--I'll keep my eyes open for it--where in the store is it normally found? Juice aisle, I assume? Or with teas & stuff?

AZZenny · October 28th, 2006, 08:37 PM

with the fancy little juice and juice-teas -- either in the fruit/veggie section or near it, usually. Refrigerated. Like I say - pretty expensive, but since I make the tea go twice as far and a bottle of juice = ~3 wineglasses, it's not too bad.

Louis · October 29th, 2006, 03:42 AM

I quite enjoy the Pom-green tea. A little price for a bottle but they are good nonetheless.

Safeway now sells a plastic container of Pomegranate seeds.

CardFan67 · October 29th, 2006, 05:47 PM

awesome stuff, sadly just a little more than the price of gold per bottle...

jw7 · October 29th, 2006, 06:36 PM

I thought this was going to be a thread about this...

jw7 · October 29th, 2006, 06:37 PM

or this...

Pariah · October 30th, 2006, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by AZZenny

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The problem is they are out of the 100% juice everywhere in town! Apparently it's between the last of 2005 stocks and they're just about to harvest and press for 2006, so if anybody sees the pure pomegranate juice anywhere in town, could you let me know?

How badly to you want them? I think they have the 100% POM here in Denver (I think I see them all the time, but haven't looked carefully enough). If you're addiction is serious enough, I can check and ship a box to you if it is indeed the 100% stuff that I'm seeing.

Dback Jon · October 30th, 2006, 06:12 AM

We've had some nice frosts in the South, so the Pomegranites from here should be ready to harvest!!

(For those who don't know, Pomegranites are bitter before a frost. After a frost, they become sweeter).

AZZenny · October 30th, 2006, 06:43 AM

Jon-- that's persimmons you're thinking of. I love persimmons, too.

The California Pomegranate harvest is just starting, I guess. Their website says they'll have it back in stores 'soon.'

Pariah, I just ordered a quart of Wonderful variety juice concentrate online -- if it isn't adequate and the regular stuff still doesn't show up here, I'll maybe take you up on it. Thanks for the offer.

Pariah · October 30th, 2006, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by AZZenny

Pariah, I just ordered a quart of Wonderful variety juice concentrate online -- if it isn't adequate and the regular stuff still doesn't show up here, I'll maybe take you up on it. Thanks for the offer.

No prob. I'll check when I'm at the store today and let you know if it's the real stuff I think I'm seeing.

Dback Jon · October 30th, 2006, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by AZZenny

Jon-- that's persimmons you're thinking of. I love persimmons, too.

The California Pomegranate harvest is just starting, I guess. Their website says they'll have it back in stores 'soon.'

Pariah, I just ordered a quart of Wonderful variety juice concentrate online -- if it isn't adequate and the regular stuff still doesn't show up here, I'll maybe take you up on it. Thanks for the offer.

You're right

AZZenny · October 30th, 2006, 04:07 PM

FOUND IT!!! I was way the heck out in the far west valley for work and zipped into a Sprouts Market, and they had A bottle of POM juice. Which of course I bought. Then when I was heading home I checked the Sprouts at Cactus and Tatum, and glory be! They were out of the little bottles, but had the economy 48 ounce size -- which was a definite savings over what I had been paying, although I see Sprouts is far cheaper than the other places I'd seen it. (I stocked up, so thanks Pariah, but I'm cool for the next couple weeks.) So either the drought is ending, or Sprouts has connections, because no one else has it. One poor Safeway guy said he calls and re-orders it every single day because he gets so many people asking for it, and so far just been told to hang tight.

Linderbee · October 30th, 2006, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by AZZenny

FOUND IT!!! I was way the heck out in the far west valley for work and zipped into a Sprouts Market, and they had A bottle of POM juice. Which of course I bought. Then when I was heading home I checked the Sprouts at Cactus and Tatum, and glory be! They were out of the little bottles, but had the economy 48 ounce size -- which was a definite savings over what I had been paying, although I see Sprouts is far cheaper than the other places I'd seen it. (I stocked up, so thanks Pariah, but I'm cool for the next couple weeks.) So either the drought is ending, or Sprouts has connections, because no one else has it. One poor Safeway guy said he calls and re-orders it every single day because he gets so many people asking for it, and so far just been told to hang tight.

Glad you found it! Just curious (if you don't mind saying), but what is "way the heck out in the far west valley" to someone on the east side? If you say 51st & Peoria, I may die laughing....

Dback Jon · October 31st, 2006, 05:47 AM

Glad you found some!!!