India, Oct. 27 -- Bonn (dpa) - Whether a pomegranate is bright red or a pale beige-reddish colour says nothing about how ripe it is. But if you are new to buying the fruit, you can recognise whether they are ripe by a further sign: a rough, leathery skin and a clearly dry blossom end, says Germany's Federal Centre for Nutrition (BZfE). Stains on the leathery skin are not a warning sign Stains on the skin should not deter you, however, as they are not a warning sign. But the fruit should not have any soft spots, as this may indicate that it is already rotten inside. The pomegranate owes its particularly long shelf life, up to several months, to its robust and leathery skin. Even open pomegranates stay fresh in the refrigerator for several da...