Blueberries vs Pomegranate – Which is Healthier?

Our Verdict

When comparing blueberries to pomegranate, we picked the pomegranate.

Why?

It wasn’t close:

In terms of macros, pomegranate has nearly 2x the fiber for very slightly more carbs, and more than 2x the protein (it’s the seeds), winning this category easily.

In the category of vitamins, blueberries have more of vitamins A, B3, and K, while pomegranate has more of vitamins B1, B2, B5, B6, B7, B9, C, and E, winning another round easily.

Looking at minerals, blueberries have more manganese, while pomegranate has more calcium, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, and zinc, winning its third round in a row.

When it comes to other considerations, blueberries have more polyphenols, while pomegranate has some unique health benefits of its own, albeit mostly in the peel (which is quite tough, sufficiently so to defy convenient eating, but it can be brewed into a tea or dried and ground into a powder and used as a supplement). So, we call this round either a win for blueberries based on the easier access of the phytochemical benefits, or else there’s a weak argument for a tie.

Either way, adding up the sections makes for a clear overall win for pomegranate, but by all means enjoy either or both, as diversity is good, and those polyphenols aren’t to be underestimated!

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Enjoy!