How to Seed a Pomegranate
What You’ll Need:
🍎 1 pomegranate
🔪 sharp knife
🏷️ cutting board
🥣 medium bowl for the seeds
Features:
Nutrition:
Servings 1 Calories 72 Carbohydrates 16g Fat 1 g Fiber 3.5g Protein 1.5g Monounsaturated 0.1g Polyunsaturated 0.1g Saturated 0.1g Trans 0g Vitamin A 0µg Vitamin C 9mg Vitamin D 0µg Vitamin E 0.1mg Vitamin K 28µg Folate 36µg Calcium 14mg Iron 0.5mg Potassium 205mg Magnesium 12mg Cholesterol 0mg Sodium 3mg Sugar 12g
*Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.
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How You’ll Make It:
- Remove the Top: Using a sharp knife, make a shallow circular incision around the crown (top). Lift and pry it off like a lid to expose the seeds inside. Tip: Cut just deep enough to pierce the skin — avoid slicing into the seeds.
- Score Along the Natural Ridges: Look for the raised ridges running from top to bottom, these mark the internal sections. Make shallow cuts along each ridge, from top to bottom.
- Important: Only cut through the skin, not deep into the fruit.
- Gently Pull Apart: Hold the pomegranate with both hands and gently pull it open. It will naturally separate into sections along the white pulp walls (membranes).
- Remove the Seeds (Arils): Over a bowl, use your fingers to loosen and pop out the seeds. They should fall out easily. Discard the white membrane, it tastes bitter.
- Remove the Top:
Using a sharp knife, make a shallow circular incision around the crown (top).
Lift and pry it off like a lid to expose the seeds inside.
Tip: Cut just deep enough to pierce the skin — avoid slicing into the seeds.
Optional: The Water Method (Less Mess)
For fewer splashes and stains:
- Submerge the sections in a bowl of water.
- Remove the seeds underwater.
- Seeds sink; white membrane floats.
- Skim off the membrane and drain the seeds.
Tips:
- Wear an apron (juice stains!).
- Choose a heavy, firm pomegranate for the juiciest seeds.
- Store seeds in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
How to Seed a Pomegranate
Ingredients:
🍎 1 pomegranate
🔪 sharp knife
🏷️ cutting board
🥣 medium bowl for the seeds
Features:
Instructions:
- Remove the Top: Using a sharp knife, make a shallow circular incision around the crown (top). Lift and pry it off like a lid to expose the seeds inside. Tip: Cut just deep enough to pierce the skin — avoid slicing into the seeds.
- Score Along the Natural Ridges: Look for the raised ridges running from top to bottom, these mark the internal sections. Make shallow cuts along each ridge, from top to bottom.
- Important: Only cut through the skin, not deep into the fruit.
- Gently Pull Apart: Hold the pomegranate with both hands and gently pull it open. It will naturally separate into sections along the white pulp walls (membranes).
- Remove the Seeds (Arils): Over a bowl, use your fingers to loosen and pop out the seeds. They should fall out easily. Discard the white membrane, it tastes bitter.
- Remove the Top:
Using a sharp knife, make a shallow circular incision around the crown (top).
Lift and pry it off like a lid to expose the seeds inside.
Tip: Cut just deep enough to pierce the skin — avoid slicing into the seeds.
Optional: The Water Method (Less Mess)
For fewer splashes and stains:
- Submerge the sections in a bowl of water.
- Remove the seeds underwater.
- Seeds sink; white membrane floats.
- Skim off the membrane and drain the seeds.
