The Best Way to Remove Pomegranate Seeds

Name: The Best Way to Remove Pomegranate Seeds
Prep time: 9 min
Total time: 9 min
Ingredients: Pomegranate

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A pomegranate lies on a green wooden base. Behind it is a flat green leaf-shaped bowl filled with pomegranate seeds. A few seeds are scattered on the green base. Next to it is a green kitchen towel.

We like pomegranate seeds very much, but until now, I have avoided using the fruit because it always went hand in hand with a lot of cleaning. And then, weeks later, you discover red splashes somewhere and wonder how a delicious pomegranate can cause such a mess. Now, I’m so pleased to show you the best way to remove pomegranate seeds while avoiding making a mess!

Ingredients for the best way to remove pomegranate seeds:

Pomegranate

Needed Equipment:

A pomegranate lies on a wooden kitchen board, with a kitchen knife next to it. In the background is a large glass bowl filled with water. The base is made of green-painted wooden planks.

Bowl with water
Knife

How to remove Pomegranate Seeds

First, fill a bowl with water. The bowl must be large enough to submerge the pomegranate in it. Now, score the top where the blossom was and carefully peel off the top. Now, you will see how the white skin inside the pomegranate forms chambers dividing the fruit. Carefully scratch the shell down on the outside of the pomegranate, where the white skin divides the pomegranate.

Two hands hold a pomegranate. In one hand is a kitchen knife that has carved a circle around the blossom of the fruit. The pomegranate lies on a wooden kitchen board on a green wooden base. In the background is a large glass bowl filled with water.

Two hands are holding a pomegranate with the skin missing at the top in the form of a lid. In one hand is a kitchen knife that has carved the skin of the pomegranate lengthwise. Below the pomegranate is a wooden kitchen board on a green wooden base. In the background is a large glass bowl filled with water.

Then, gently break the pomegranate apart by hand under water along the incisions. Now, work the pieces under water with your fingers to remove the seeds. This way, you can easily separate the white skin from the seeds, which we don’t want as it tastes bitter! This white skin is lighter than the fruity seeds, so it floats to the top and can be skimmed off.

A wooden cutting board with a kitchen knife is filled with the remains of the peel from the pomegranate seeds removing process. Behind there is a large glass bowl filled with water in which pomegranate seeds lie at the bottom. Two hands are over the bowl, one hand has pomegranate seeds in the palm. The base where the wooden kitchen board and the glass bowl stands on, is made of green-painted wooden planks.

One hand shows pomegranate seeds in the palm. Behind it is a large glass bowl filled with water, in which pomegranate seeds lie at the bottom, the water somewhat cloudy from the coring.

The delicious pomegranate seeds are all collected at the bottom of the bowl. Once finished, you can pour off the water and have the pomegranate seeds without a red splash of juice! The pomegranate seeds can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.

Are Pomegranate Seeds Healthy?

Yes! Pomegranates contain potassium, calcium, iron, vitamin C, and B vitamins. They can help to cover our daily vitamin requirements. They also contain many polyphenols: These have an anti-inflammatory effect and protect cells from damage.

I hope you enjoyed this pomegranate seed removal hack. Let me know what you think in the comments below!

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The best way to remove pomegranate seeds is a great technique that avoids making a mess! So use pomegranate seeds more often!

Total Time: 9 Minutes

Ingredients

Pomegranate

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Instructions

Fill a bowl with water, large enough to submerge the pomegranate in it.

Take a kitchen knife, score the top where the blossom was and peel off the top.

Scratch down the shell on the outside of the pomegranate, where the white skin inside divides the pomegranate forms chambers.

Carefully break the pomegranate apart by hand under water along the incisions.

Work the pieces under water with your fingers to remove the seeds. You can easily separate the white skin from the seeds, it floats to the top and can be skimmed of.

The delicious pomegranate seeds are all collected at the bottom of the bowl. Once finished, you can pour off the water and have the pomegranate seeds.

Notes

The pomegranate seeds can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.

Author: Tanja
Prep Time: 9 Minutes

The Best Way to Remove Pomegranate Seeds