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Premium soft drink from POME POMEGRANATE: The pomegranate, a typical Mediterranean plant, is of Persian origin; its fruit is the ancient symbol of love, fertility and wealth. It has been used in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years, and its beneficial effects have been proven by several laboratory and clinical studies in our time. Its antioxidant impact factor is outstanding. According to scientific research, the antioxidant impact factor of pomegranates is app. three times as much as that of red wine, green tea, bilberries and orange juice, which have been listed as foodstuffs of the highest antioxidant effect.

Pomegranate is one of the oldest known fruits. Deciduous tree, member of the punicaceae family. It is native to the Himalayan region of India and Iran. It has now also appeared in the Mediterranean areas of Europe and South America. It is widely cultivated in many areas of the world. It has been consumed for a long time not only because of its pleasant taste, but also because of its healing effect. Its fruit is spherical, usually varying in color from yellow to red. The 3-4 mm thick, slightly shiny, leathery skin of its apple-sized fruit is easy to cut when ripe, and hardens later. Its many-seeded berries have a pleasantly sweet and sour taste. Each seed is surrounded by a garnet-red, juicy seed coat, these seed coats are the edible part of the fruit. It has been used for centuries for healing purposes, considered a "force of nature".

Premium soft drink from POME BilBERRY: The fruit of bilberry has been consumed since prehistoric times, but medicine only mentioned it in the 14th century for the first time. Traditionally, its dried leaves or its fruit were used among others for treating scurvy, which was the result of Vitamin-C deficiency, or for treating kidney-stones and cholepathia; and, later, its fruit was used for treating diarrhoea, mouth and throat infections, and its leaves were turned into a concoction to decrease blood sugar levels. Its flavonoid (Myrtillin) content is significant. Just as other flavonoids, anthocyanins, proanthocyanins, leukoanthocyanins, flavons and their derivatives, which give the bluish-red colour of the fruit, have antioxidant characteristics that protect cell membrane from damages caused by free radicals. 100 g of freshly picked bilberries contain app. 400 mg anthocyanin derivatives.

The bilberry is a fruit-bearing plant belonging to the heather family. Its fruit and leaves were also known and used in folk medicine. European medicine used it years ago to alleviate the symptoms of diarrhea. Bilberry contains tannins, which reduce intestinal inflammation, so it can also be used in the treatment of diarrhea. It is a natural source of vitamin K, which is responsible for bone health, vitamin C, which reduces the harmful effects of free radicals, and manganese. By consuming cranberry juice, our body can get healthy dietary fibers, which promote digestion and the efficient functioning of the intestinal system. It is rich in phenolic components, such as flavonols, quercetin, catechin, tannins, ellagitannin, which have antioxidant properties and play a role in the prevention of some chronic diseases. Fruits and vegetables rich in various phenolic components contribute to reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease.