Benders'dictionary of nutrition and food technology

382pomegranate The fruit of the subtropical tree Punica granatum.Juice contained in a pulpy sac surrounding each of a mass ofseeds; outer skin contains tannin and is therefore bitter. Sweetjuice used to prepare grenadine syrup for alcoholic and fruitdrinks.Composition/100 g: (edible portion 56%) water 81 g, 285 kJ(68 kcal), protein 0.9 g, fat 0.3 g, carbohydrate 17.2 g (16.6 gsugars), fibre 0.6g, ash 0.6g, Ca 3mg, Fe 0.3mg, Mg 3mg, P 8mg,K 259mg, Na 3mg, Zn 0.1mg, Cu 0.1mg, Se 0.6µg, vitamin A5µg RE (90µg carotenoids), E 0.6 mg, K 4.6 mg, B 1 0.03 mg,B 2 0.03 mg, niacin 0.3 mg, B 6 0.1 mg, folate 6 µg, pantothenate0.6 mg, C 6 mg. A 150 g serving (1 fruit) is a source of Cu,pantothenate, vitamin C.pomelo (pomeloe, pummelo) A citrus fruit, fruit of Citrusgrandis, from which the grapefruit is descended; also calledshaddock, after Captain Shaddock, who introduced it into Barbadosin the 16th century.Composition/100 g: (edible portion 56%) water 89 g, 159 kJ(38 kcal), protein 0.8 g, fat 0 g, carbohydrate 9.6 g, fibre 1 g, ash0.5 g, Ca 4 mg, Fe 0.1 mg, Mg 6 mg, P 17 mg, K 216 mg, Na 1 mg,Zn 0.1 mg, 10 µg carotenoids, B 1 0.03 mg, B 2 0.03 mg, niacin 0.2 mg,B 6 0.04 mg, C 61 mg.A 150 g serving (quarter fruit) is a rich sourceof vitamin C.pomes Botanical name for fruits such as apple or pear, formed bythe enlargement of the receptacle which becomes fleshy and surroundsthe carpels.pomfret See pontefract cakes.pompano Oily fish, Trachinotus carolinus, related to mackerel.ponceau (ponceau 4R) Strawberry red colour, E-124.ponderal index An index of fatness, used as a measure of obesity:height divided by cube root of weight. Confusingly, the index ishigher for thin people, and lower for fat people.See also body mass index.ponderocrescive Foods stimulating weight gain.pondoperditive Foods stimulating weight loss.pone bread Colloquial name for corn bread in the southern statesof the USA. (Corn pone are small corn cakes, a specialty ofAlabama.)Pontefract cakes A round, flat sweetmeat made from liquoriceoriginally in Pontefract in England, also called pomfret.poonac The residue of coconut after the extraction of theoil.popcorn Variety of maize (parch maize, Zea mays everta) thatexpands on heating; also the name of the fluffy white mass soformed.