Costco pomegranate id?

Hey people,

I got this box of pomegranates this week and I can’t find what variety it’s supposed to be. The box and grower website give no clues. It’s a very soft seed, but could use some more acidity. Anyone seen these before?


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More than likely the Wonderful pomegranate.

Tony

Somewhere online is an index to produce label codes. It often provides information about the source.

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No, I’ve tasted Wonderful many times before. And it has more acidity and a harder seed. The grower also states that it’s a new variety…

"Though we have other, more common varieties of pomegranates in California, SweetHeart is a new variety that stands out. With its sweet, low acid flavor, and softer seeds it delivers a deliciously juicy and unique eating experience.

Grown fresh in beautiful California, our growers strive for pomegranate perfection. Taste the difference of a SweetHeart.

► Early Season Harvest

► Low-Acidity

► Uniquely Sweet"

Thanks Richard. I just checked, but unfortunately it just states “pomegranate”.

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@tonyOmahaz5

Wonderful is primarily grown commercially for juice. Those sold in stores are surplus.

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I’ve seen them. I can barely classify them as a pomegranate . . . At least not like anything I’d call a pomegranate. Seems the pom has gone the way of so many fruits . . . all sugar and no “character”.

What’s the point???

no.
definitely NOT a Wonderful. One of the sweet - (to me almost tasteless) - varieties. No ‘crunch’. No ‘punch’.
For me . . . . No ‘point’.

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Ira Condit labeled such fruits “insipid”.

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Yes, I was very disappointed. I had hoped that they were a trademark name of the good flavored soft seeded varieties like Angel Red or Parfianka. :face_exhaling:

Needs more acidity and/ or astringency to balance it out. I’m not sure who the intended market is for this.

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The packing house must have offered them at a tempting price to Costco’s produce buyers.

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I am so tired of buying fruit that looks good - and then is - as Richard said . . . ‘Insipid’.
That certainly is not what nature intended for the Pomegranate.
A similar thing has happened with melons. A few years ago Costco carried some small cantaloupe type melons that were fabulous! Now - they carry melons that look like those melons . . .
but are a waste of money.
Very disappointing.

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