pomegranate juices PJ5 and PJ6, extracted from fruit homogenates containing respectively 1 g/100 g of endocarp + 5 g/100 g of mesocarp and 2 g/100 g of endocarp, can be considered PJ with improved healthy properties, because they showa polyphenols content (about 1800 and 1500 vs.1200 mg/L, respectively) and an antioxidant activity significantly higher in respect to those of the juice obtained by 100 g/100 g of arils (PJ7). In particular, PJ5 shows an antioxidant activity which is almost twice as that of PJ7