Pomegranate seeds

80 g of pomegranate seeds is 66 kcal and mainly feeds your heart.

PER 80 G AS BOUGHT · 66 KCAL

No PeakPie recipe uses this ingredient yet, so the portion is a typical serving for its kind.

What it feeds

Heart6 of 100
Polyphenols: 32%of a day’s target in this portion.
Brain4 of 100
Polyphenols: 32%of a day’s target in this portion.
Gut4 of 100
Fiber: 10%of a day’s target in this portion.
Immune4 of 100
Copper: 14%of a day’s target in this portion.
Lungs4 of 100
Vitamin C: 10%of a day’s target in this portion.
Skin4 of 100
Vitamin C: 10%of a day’s target in this portion.
Bones3 of 100
Vitamin K: 12%of a day’s target in this portion.
Kidneys3 of 100
Potassium: 6%of a day’s target in this portion.
Liver3 of 100
Folate (B9): 8%of a day’s target in this portion.
Muscles2 of 100
Potassium: 6%of a day’s target in this portion.
Eyes1 of 100
Vitamin C: 10%of a day’s target in this portion.

The score is what this one portion would do for the organ on an otherwise empty day, against PeakPie’s daily targets for an adult aged 19 to 50 (protein at 70 kg). Your own targets in the app follow your age, sex, weight and activity.

What’s in 80 g

NUTRIENT	AMOUNT	OF A DAY
Polyphenols	320mg	32%
Copper	0.1mg	14%
Vitamin K	13mcg	12%
Fiber	3.2g	10%
Vitamin C	8.2mg	10%
Folate (B9)	30 mcg DFE	8%
Potassium	189mg	6%
B6	0.1mg	5%
Phosphorus	29mg	4%
Vitamin E	0.5mg	3%
Zinc	0.3mg	3%

Watch out

Saturated fat0.1g · <1% of the UK reference intake
Sugars11g · 12% of the UK reference intake
Salt0g · <1% of the UK reference intake

What may be claimed

Pomegranate seeds is a source of Copper, Vitamin K. These are the authorised wordings from the GB Nutrition and Health Claims Register for those nutrients, the only health claims anyone may make about this food.

Copper

Copper contributes to normal function of the immune system.
Copper contributes to maintenance of normal connective tissues.
Copper contributes to normal iron transport in the body.

A trace mineral that helps immune cells mature, moves iron around the body, and cross-links the collagen in connective tissue.

Vitamin K

Vitamin K contributes to the maintenance of normal bones.
Vitamin K contributes to normal blood clotting.

Two related vitamins: K1 activates blood clotting, while K2 steers calcium into bones and teeth instead of arteries.

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