Pumpkins: Benefits and Nutrients
The pumpkin or squash is a favored food, both in design and taste between soft and sweet, with properties very valuable nutrients for our body and health.
Beyond that we are in October, the month of Halloween in America, pumpkins, in all its varieties and forms are always an option to consider when designing our plan nutritious and healthy food.
I propose in this post then review some of pumpkins properties and highlights of this nutrient-rich vegetable fiber, vitamin C, beta carotene and ideal to consume if you are on a diet for their low calorie content.
Properties of pumpkins:
- Thanks to their content of antioxidants, helps strengthen the body’s defenses.
- Your juice is an excellent detoxifying the body and good laxative.
- Pumpkins are also rich in beta carotene, which makes them allies when it comes to preventing heart disease and certain cancers, such as prostate, cervix and lung.
- So, too, can be recommended in cases of people being treated for cataracts, as these patients often have low levels of beta and alpha-carotene.
- They stimulate the pancreas and helps regulate blood sugar levels.
- They favor the elimination of mucus from the lungs, bronchial and throat.
Nutrients that provide:
- It contains significant levels of vitamin C. The varieties richest in this macronutrient is the winery and the zuccini. About 100 grams of this vegetable can contribute up to half the daily requirement of this vitamin.
- They are important source of potassium, 140 mg and 360 mg.
- As mentioned, pumpkins also provide beta-carotene (between 450 and 2060 mg. In the kind of pumpkin winery).
- Besides vitamin C, also contain a lesser amount, the E and B1.
- Rich in fiber and water but low in fat, can only provide about 0.24 grams per 100 grams.
- Similarly, are low in calories: 100 grams of pumpkin can mean about 15 calories, but also depend on the variety.
Want to see how to make a tasty meal with pumpkin, some budincitos with ham and chopped onions?