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It is the rind and the white membranes of the pomegranate, not the seeds, that concentrate the punicalagins, tannins of pronounced bitterness. The extract is drawn from the whole fruit after drying. Its deep colour, between red and brown, is visible in the powder of the capsules.

The stem of the pineapple, the fibrous part set aside when cutting, is precisely the part used here. It is rich in bromelain, a set of enzymes that explains why fresh pineapple keeps gelatine from setting. The extract is drawn from it by pressing and then concentration.

The seeds are what is left of the harvest once the grapes have been pressed. Dried and then milled, they yield a highly tannic extract, from the same family of compounds that give ageing red wines their astringency. Its red-brown tint is visible in the powder of the capsules.

The carnation used for extraction is not the florist's variety but a line selected for its flavonoid content. The petals are picked by hand, just as they open. Their peppery scent, very close to clove, comes from the eugenol the two plants share.

Broccoli is dried at low temperature and then ground, a process that preserves the glucosinolates, the sulphur compounds behind its unmistakable smell when cooked. Only the flowering heads are used, the densest part of the plant.