How do you actually eat pomegranate? Do you just break it into two or use the knife?

Today I thought that since I have never tasted a pomegranate, I wouldn’t mind giving it a try. After surveying the fruit, I cut it into half, the red juice flowed out instantly. There were clusters of the seeds with a thick rind surrounding them inside the fruit, it was difficult to scoop in the fruit so instead I scooped out the seeds one by one . Actually there is nothing much to eat from this fruit. The white part which is the rind? is hard and the seeds had juice sacs surrounding them. I tasted a couple of the juice sacs and spat out the seeds and didn’t bother to continue. They tasted tangy sweet.

Now I am wondering in what way is best to eat this unusual red fruit.If I am not mistaken, pomegranate only recently made its presence in the markets. From what I learnt this fruit has been in existence since ancient times and is a native fruit of Iran and northern India. Pomegranates has also been used to treat inflammation, sore throats and rheumatism as folk remedies! Anyway, I checked for more info and apparently this fruit is claimed to have many health benefits.

From research carried out by scientists, the pomegranate juice is found to have a rich source of potent flavonoid antioxidants which may help reduce fatty buildups on the artery walls! Besides that, pomegranates contain nearly three times the total antioxidant ability when compared with a similar quantity of green tea or red wine. In addition, the fruit has an abundant amount of potassium, fiber, Vitamin C and niacin! Some dietary supplements have side-effects. However some are very beneficial. For example, glucosamine is used as a treatment for osteoarthritis. In addition to this, hydroxycut is used to loose weight. On the contrary, creatine is a nitrogenous organic acid that naturally occurs in vertebrates and supplies energy to the muscles. Pomegranates also have lots of vitamins and energy however it does not creates fats.

Because of its potential benefit, it is recommended to take 8 ounces of pomegranate juice a day to receive a 50 percent increase in nitric oxide production to maintain healthy heart cells and reduce plague buildup. But then, if you have any health concerns it is best to consult your doctor first before you take it.

So I would appreciate if any of you guys out there can share some info on how best to eat this fruit, as I still have the rest of the fruit in my fridge.