Which pigment is responsible for the red color in pomegranate fruits?

🌿 Key Points
→ The pigment responsible for the red color in pomegranate fruit is anthocyanin.
→ Pomegranate (Punica granatum) is one of the commercially important fruit crops of India.
→ It is native to Iran (Persia).
→ Important pomegranate varieties cultivated in India are Alandi or Vadki, Dholka, Kandhari, Kabul, Muskati Red, Paper Shelled, Spanish Ruby, Ganesh (GB I), G 137, P 23, P 26, Mridula, Aarakta, Jyoti, Ruby, IIHR Selection, Yercaud 1, and Co 1.

📝 Additional Information
→ Papayas are yellow due to the presence of carotene and xanthophyll pigments, i.e., caricaxanthin present in the chromoplasts of the fruit pulp.
→ Anthocyanin is the pigment that gives red apples their vibrant color.
→ Mangoes contain beta-carotene, which is responsible for their yellow hue.