LOS ANGELES, CA - A recent certification is being celebrated for pomegranate and juice provider POM Wonderful, which recently announced that its liquid pomegranate extract, POMxL, has become Upcycled Certified®.
“As an agriculture company, we are hyper-focused on minimizing our impact on the environment and maximizing the benefits from each fruit in the pursuit of a zero-waste future,” said Jason Horvath, Sales Manager for POM Wonderful Specialty Ingredients. “We are proud to provide products that result in healthier food choices, while solving a climate need for waste reduction.”
POMxL is produced under POM Wonderful’s Specialty Ingredients division, which provides raw ingredients to suppliers across the food and beverage industry. The product is made from 100 percent upcycled material using the rinds of pomegranate fruit.
As a press release explained, Wonderful uses a proprietary method to press whole pomegranates to create POM 100% Pomegranate Juice; after the initial press, the crushed rinds are then pressure extracted and concentrated, resulting in a liquid extract containing pomegranate polyphenol antioxidants.
In addition to serving as a staple ingredient for POM Wonderful’s Antioxidant Super Tea, POMxL can be used in a variety of applications. This includes beverages, plant-based foods, and beauty products.
The pomegranate provider noted that receiving Upcycled Certification reinforces POM Wonderful’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and continuous product innovation. To date, The Wonderful Company and its owners, Stewart and Lynda Resnick, have invested more than $1.3 billion in environmental sustainability initiatives to help fight climate change. To read more about those efforts and this recent certification, click here.
Congrats to POM Wonderful on this exciting achievement!
