Introduction
Pomegranate tea is nothing more than a drink to be consumed hot or cold, obtained by infusing pomegranate seeds , or by adding an extract to green tea . In addition to giving a particularly pleasant, sweet and fruity flavour , which also allows you not to add sugar or honey to the infusion, it is a drink very rich in antioxidants and nutrients, with remarkable beneficial properties for the body.
Benefits of Pomegranate Tea
- Increase antioxidants
- lowers blood pressure
- protects against cardiovascular diseases
- help reduce blood cholesterol levels
- reduces the buildup of plaque in the arteries , and therefore the risk of heart attack or stroke
- cancer prevention
- it helps to drain and counteract water retention
- supports the immune system
- helps microcirculation
Pomegranate tea: what is it?
Pomegranate tea is a drink to be consumed mainly hot or cold, easy to prepare even at home. The addition of more pomegranate juice or pomegranate juice enhances the benefits of green tea or black tea, in terms of antioxidants and flavonoids .
Beneficial properties
The amount of nutrients in pomegranate tea depends on the amount of juice that is added to the drink, whether it’s herbal tea , fruit tea, or green, white, or black tea. According to nutrition experts, 1/2 cup of pomegranate juice provides 10 percent of your daily requirement for potassium , 20 percent of vitamin C , 13 percent of vitamin D , and 5 percent of calcium , based on calorie intake. of 2,000 calories .
The beneficial properties of pomegranate include: potassium which helps lower blood pressure and maintain a constant heart rate ; vitamin C is able to help reduce the risk of the onset of certain tumors; vitamin D, on the other hand, helps maintain calcium levels in the blood , responsible for strengthening bones and teeth .
Pomegranate tea is able to increase antioxidants . Both pomegranate juice and tea contain antioxidants called f lavonoids , which are natural plant-based compounds. Pomegranate juice contains flavonoids called anthocyanins and anthoxanthines. The flavonoids in green tea are catechins , while black tea is a rich source of theaflavins and thearubigins. The benefit of drinking pomegranate tea comes precisely from the overall increase in antioxidants because pomegranate juice has a higher antioxidant capacity than green or black tea.
The cardiovascular benefits associated with pomegranate tea intake come from the catechins in green tea that help lower blood pressure, reduce blood levels of total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, or LDL , also called bad cholesterol . Pomegranate juice may also improve cardiovascular health because it prevents cholesterol from contributing to the buildup of plaque in the arteries, which can increase the risk of heart attack or stroke.
Scientific research suggests that the flavonoids in green and black tea may help prevent some types of cancer , especially prostate cancer .
