Recent advances in the pomegranate fruit browning，storage and bioactive substances of the pomegranate

Abstract: Pomegranate is loved by the public because of its fresh and juicy unique taste and health carefunction of delaying senility and preventing disease. Fruit browning is a severe problem that restricts thestorage time and transportation distance of pomegranate，so overcoming browning and prolonging shelf lifeare the research directions of scientific researchers. Pomegranate is rich in bioactive substances such asskin，leaves，juice and seeds，which has excellent curative effect on tumor，diabetes，cardio cerebral vascu⁃lar disease and so on. The analysis about content determination，component analysis，extraction processand antioxidant activity of bioactive substances have been further studied and developed in recent years.This article summarizes the research and achievements of browning，preservation and bioactive substanc⁃es of pomegranate in recent five years，besides，it puts forward some suggestions for future preservation，quality control，breeding and industrial development of pomegranate.