Love Pumpkin? Pumpkins Are Full of Nutrition

Eat more pumpkin! You don't have to wait for the Halloween and Thanksgiving seasons. If you do, you are missing out on a nutritional boost and bargain. Pumpkins are nutrient-dense. They deliver:

• a modest amount of protein and fiber
• a mix of essential minerals
• vitamins C and E
• and especially beta-carotene that is a form of Vitamin A
• they are only 49 calories per cup

The original source of pumpkins is from the Americas when colonists learned about them from native tribes. Pumpkins arrived in Europe at about the Shakespeare era. Even then, pumpkin was seen as being good for you and even used to try and treat many ailments including freckles and snake bite.

There is no one food that is considered "most healthy" and containing all the nutrition we need, however, regular consumption of pumpkin should be considered as part of a healthy diet. Don't wait until the holidays to nourish your body with pumpkin.

Nutrition found in one cup of pumpkin:

• 2 grams of protein
• 3 grams fiber
• 12 grams carbohydrates
• 564 milligrams potassium (more than in one banana and about 1/8 of what you need daily)
• copper
• manganese
• zinc
• iron
• selenium
• magnesium
• Vitamin C
• riboflavin
• Vitamin E 
• 5.125 milligrams of beta carotene

One cup of cooked pumpkin with the beta carotene may reduce:

• risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women (especially those at higher risk)
• risk of ovarian cancer
• may help arthritis from getting worse
• beta carotene from food improves physical performance and strength in older people

Pumpkin is also rich in:

• lutein and zeaxanthin which improves eye health and may guard against cataracts and age-related macular degeneration

source: Tufts University Newsletters

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