Nutritional content contained in Yellow Pumpkin Fruits and Benefits for Body Health

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Who does not know with this one fruit, in addition to having abundant nutritional content, this fruit is very good if the food or in the vegetable for side dishes to eat.

Pumpkin is one type of fruit that is included in the family Labu-Labuan and is a group of vines. This round and orange-shaped fruit is believed to have originated from the Americas and has been widely cultivated in warmer climates. In Indonesian, Yellow Pumpkin fruit is also called Waluh fruit while the scientific name is Cucurbita.

Pumpkin Yellow is very often processed into a variety of delicious food or mixed into all kinds of beverages, fruit pumpkins are also often used as a scary decoration when celebrating Halloween. In addition to delicious for consumption, Pumpkin Yellow or Waluh also contains a variety of vitamins and minerals are very beneficial for our health.

As for some of the content contained in Pumpkin is;

NutritionGynecologyNutrition Adequacy Rate
Calories26 kcal-
Carbohydrate6.5 g-
Water91,6 g-
Protein1 g-
Sugar2.76 g-
Fiber0.5 g-
Fat0.1 g-
Vitamin A426 μg53%
Vitamin C9 mg11%
Vitamin D0 μg-
Vitamin E0.443%
Vitamin K1,1 μg1%
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)0.05 mg4%
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)0.11 mg9%
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)0.6 mg4%
Vitamin B5 (Panthothenic acid)0.298 mg6%
Vitamin B9 (Folate)16 μg4%
Calcium21 mg2%
Iron0.8 mg6%
Magnesium12 mg3%
Phosphorus44 mg6%
Potassium (Potassium)340 mg7%
Sodium1 mg0%
Zinc (Zinc)0.32 mg3%

The benefits of Pumpkin fruit for health is;

Yellow Pumpkin containing various vitamins and minerals is a healthy and delicious food and very beneficial for the health of the body. Benefits of Yellow Pumpkin Fruits include maintaining eye health, decreased the risk of cancer, maintain heart health, improve sleep quality, control diabetes and improve our immune system. Check out reviews of some of these benefits;

  • Maintaining Eye Health
    Pumpkin contains Vitamin A especially high Beta Carotene which is very useful to help improve optimal vision health and reduce the risk of various eye diseases caused by the age factor. A cup of Pumpkin can meet the 200% Vitamin A needed by our body. Very useful, but many do not know about this. Very in pity, because some people only know Apples and Tomatoes for vitamin A.

  • Lowering the Risk of Cancer
    Who does not want to consume Pumpkin, cancer is now so many casualties. Pigment known as Beta Carotene is the cause of Yellow Fruit Pumpkin orange yellow. Some studies show that Beta Carotene is an antioxidant that can reduce the risk of cancer, especially prostate cancer, colon cancer and lung cancer. Wow, not amazing.

  • Maintaining Heart Health
    Pumpkin also contains Fiber, Vitamins and Potassium (Potassium) that can help protect the heart from various diseases. Magnesium is also one of the minerals that is very important for heart health because it can prevent clots and blood clots. In addition, some studies also show that consuming the seeds of this pumpkin fruit can lower LDL cholesterol levels Cholesterol levels that we often refer to as bad cholesterol.

  • Increased sleep quality
    For those of you who are very busy with your work and need a quiet sleep, Pumpkin is one of the solutions. Tryptophan contained by the pumpkin fruit can act as a sleep stimulant. Tryptophan produces serotonin, a neurotransmitter that can soothe our minds so that it can help us relax and eventually fall asleep.

  • Controlling Diabetes
    Pumpkin can also control diabetes. High Magnesium content in Pumpkin Seeds can help lower blood sugar levels in our body. By increasing insulin and reducing oxidative stress in the body, Yellow Pumpkin and its seeds can help prevent type-2 diabetes.

  • Boost the immune system
    Pumpkin contains Vitamin A especially Beta-Carotene and High Vitamin C which is a combination of nutrients that is perfect for boosting our immune system. This combination of nutrients can help fight against infectious diseases and infections.

Those are some of the vitamins and benefits found in the pumpkin fruit (Pumpkin). Are you one of those people who often consume yellow squash? Keep it, because it is great for your health. Avoid foods that contain many diseases, change your diet. Then you will feel what it's like to live a healthy life.

So that's a little science that I can share today, hopefully useful.


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