Pomegranate Fruit as a Rich Source of Biologically Active Compounds

Table 1

Principal constituents of different parts of pomegranate tree and fruit. The different parts of pomegranate plant like peel, root, bark, flower, leaves, and so forth exhibit different phytochemicals.

Pomegranate peel	Pomegranate juice	Pomegranate root; and bark	Pomegranate flower	Pomegranate leaves	Pomegranate seed
(i) Gallic acid; (ii) Ellagic acid; (iii) Punicalin; (iv) Punicalagin; (v) Caffeic acid; (vi) Ellagitannins; (vii) Pelletierine alkaloids; (viii) Luteolin; (ix) Kaempferol; (x) Quercetin	(i) Simple sugars; (ii) Aliphatic organic acids; (iii) Gallic acid; (iv) Ellagic acid; (v) Quinic acid; (vi) Flavonols; (vii) Amino acids; (viii) Minerals; (ix) EGCG; (x) Ascorbic acid	(i) Ellagitannins; (ii) Piperidine alkaloids; (iii) Pyrrolidine alkaloid; (iv) Pelletierine alkaloids	(i) Gallic acids; (ii) Ursolic acid; (iii) Triterpenoids; (iv) Fatty acids	(i) Carbohydrates; (ii) Reducing sugars; (iii) Sterols; (iv) Saponins; (v) Flavanoids; (vi) Tannins; (vii) Piperidine alkaloids; (viii) Flavone; (ix) Glycoside; (x) Ellagitannins	(i) 3,3′-Di-O-methylellagic acid; (ii) 3,3′,4′-Tri-O-methylellagic acid; (iii) Punicic acid; (iv) Oleic acid; (v) Palmitic acid; (vi) Stearic acid; (vii) Linoleic acid; (viii) Sterols; (ix) Tocopherols; (x) Sex steroids
References [20–26]	References [15, 20, 26–30]	References [21, 23]	References [31–33]	References [21, 22, 34, 35]	References [36–41]