Pomegranate is an extremely healthy fruit. Many people pop them open, scoop out the seeds and eat them whole.

Others suck the juice off each seed before spitting the white fibrous middle out.

The latter group may be missing out on some of the pomegranate’s health benefits.

Pomegranates are rich in vitamin C, potassium, and fiber. The majority of that fiber is found in the white seeds hiding beneath the pockets of juice. It contains 48 percent of the recommended daily vitamin C intake, important for a variety of health functions.