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Pomegranate Peels

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Pomegranate peels are the leathery skins and seeds of pomegranate fruit. Although they are not normally eaten, they are high in tannin and super useful as a natural dye. Pomegranate (Punica granatum) is also known as anaar in India and granada in Spain. It grows wild in India, Italy, North Africa and China. Additionally, people use it in  Ayurvedic remedies.

Pomegranate is an aromatic dye that yields a green-yellow color. It shifts to olive and dark gray with iron. Pomegranate can also be used as a tannin-rich mordant.

Our supplier dries the outside pomegranate peel pieces with a few seeds. Use about 20% of the weight of fiber (WOF) of the peels for a medium green-yellow and 30% WOF for a mordant. For instructions on using them as a dye or as a mordant, please see our how to page.

From our Feedback Friday series:

You have mentioned that some dyes are from agricultural or food waste. Could you provide more details?

We get many of our dyes from suppliers who make them from their non-edible parts that otherwise are waste. Additionally, they may be a byproduct from a manufacturing process. Pomegranate is a waste product from pomegranate peels. It creates a bronze shade that makes a beautiful olive shade with iron. Walnut hulls are the spongy waste product from walnut meat processing and make a soft brown. In addition, the hard walnut shells are abrasive and used for grit for polishing, so the entire nut is useful for numerous applications. Lac is a byproduct from shellac manufacture and lac “mud” is cleaned, dried and powdered for lac dye. Some types of cutch are derived from the byproduct of making an edible ingredient in Indian confections. So not only is it a breath freshener and a digestive aid, it’s a fantastic natural dye!

Additional information

Weight 110 g
Dimensions 7 × 4 × 1 in

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