What are the health benefits and vitamins in pumpkin?
→ Pumpkin is a cultivar of the squash plant.
→ It is round in shape, with smooth, slightly ribbed skin and in yellow or orange color.
→ Pumpkin belongs to Cucurbita family like cucumbers and squash.
→ Consuming pumpkin helps in strengthening your metabolism, boost your heart health, protects your bones, prevents cancer, eliminates kidney stones.
→ Pumpkin seeds also of nutritional value which helps in reduces risk of prostate cancer, provides relief from insomnia and anxiety, reduces risk of cardiovascular diseases.
Listed here the vitamin sources in Pumpkin.
| Vitamins | Unit | Value per 100g |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | mg | 9.0 |
| Thiamin | mg | 0.050 |
| Riboflavin | mg | 0.110 |
| Niacin | mg | 0.600 |
| Vitamin B-6 | mg | 0.061 |
| Folate, DFE | µg | 16 |
| Vitamin B-12 | µg | 0.00 |
| Vitamin A, RAE | µg | 426 |
| Vitamin A, IU | IU | 8513 |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | mg | 1.06 |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | µg | 0.0 |
| Vitamin D | IU | 0 |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | µg | 1.1 |
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