Botanical Name - Punica-Granatum Common Name - Pomegranate Peel Other Name - Grenade Ã??corce Part Used - Fruit-Grind Uses - Textile Dye, Natural Mordant And Ayurveda The rind of pomegranate is a rich source of tannin, about 20% with pelletierine . The main coloring agent in the pomegranate peel is granatonine (23%) which is present in the alkaloid form N-methyl granatonine, This compound gives colour to the dye. This colour is simply extracted by boiling the pomegranate rind into water. The extracted dye is easily soluble in water and gives variety of shades from light yellow to dark color when combined with different organic mordents & change in pH.