Pomegranate late 16th century and into California by Spanish settlers in 1769. Today, it is widely cultivated throughout the Middle East and Caucasus region, north and tropical Africa, South Asia, Central Asia, the drier parts of southeast Asia, and parts of the Mediterranean Basin. It is also cultivated in parts of Arizona and California. In the 20th and 21st centuries, it has become more common in the shops and markets of Europe and the Western Hemisphere. The name pomegranate derives from medieval Latin "pōmum" "apple" and "grānātum" "seeded". Possibly stemming from the old French word for the fruit, "pomme-grenade", the pomegranate
Sugar-apple energy, an excellent source of vitamin C and manganese, a good source of thiamine and vitamin B, and provides vitamin B, B B, B, iron, magnesium, phosphorus and potassium in fair quantities. For uses of other fruit from the Custard-apple family see: Sugar-apple The sugar-apple, sweetsop, or custard apple is the fruit of "Annona squamosa", the most widely grown species of "Annona" and a native of the tropical Americas and West Indies. The Spanish traders of Manila galleons brought it to Asia, where its old Mexican name "ate" may still be found in Bengali ata, Nepalese aati, Sinhalese mati anoda,