Pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) fruits are widely consumed as pomegranate juice (PJ), and their health benefits have been studied extensively in animals and humans (1-6). The pomegranate fruit is a rich source of polyphenols, most of which are ellagitannins (ETs). Pomegranate extracts,which incorporate these major polyphenols from the pomegranate fruit, have been developed in dry and liquid forms to provide alternative convenient sources for obtaining the bioactive polyphenols found in PJ. We have previously reported on the pharmacokinetics and metabolism of pomegranate polyphenols, after the consumption of PJ in normal healthy human volunteers (7). In humans, ETs are converted to ellagic acid (EA) in the small intestines and absorbed with a maximum plasma concentration observed at approximately 1 hour. EA disappears from plasma 6 hours after administration of PJ. Ellagitannins and ellagic acid remaining in the intestine and are then further converted by gut microflora to urolithin-A, absorbed and derivatives, which are metabolized by phase II enzymes and excreted in human urine for up to 48 hours after consumption of PJ(7).