The nutritional value of pumpkin and development prospects

Pumpkin has a very high nutritional value, according to measured per 100 grams of fresh pumpkin starch 10.2 grams, calcium 39 mg, iron 1.1 mg, 3.2 mg carotene. Tender melon contains more vitamin C and glucose. Pumpkin seed oil content of up to 50%, can squeeze high-quality edible oil, is suitable for patients with hypertension, senior oil consumption, but also contains proteins, urease, vitamin A, B and so on. Pumpkin eating a lot of France, the "Su-ham," said. Could be cooking for soup dumplings. Tongzhu with rice or glutinous rice can be as sweet and delicious pumpkin rice. If the cooked mash mixed with flour made Fagao, made of glutinous rice flour mixed with pumpkin pie taste particularly good and has now become an essential hotel snack on the table. Old Pumpkin cuts steamed food, both sweet potato and egg flavor. Pumpkin also higher medical value, Chinese medicine that the pumpkin has Buzhongyiqi, anti-inflammatory and pain relief, detoxification insecticidal effect. Pumpkin Seed drive to the role of intestinal parasites long been clinically proven. Flooding effects of pinworm and roundworm very good. Fresh pumpkin seeds a day to the fight against the elderly have a significant effect of prostate enlargement, it is because the pumpkin seeds contain a variety of active enzymes, such substances to eliminate or reduce the swelling of prostate function, as well as to prevent the occurrence of prostate cancer effect. Peeled to the oil, pumpkin seed powder can acute schistosomiasis patients, body temperature returned to normal. It is worth mentioning is the pumpkin on the treatment of diabetes has a good effect. Japanese medical doctor can cure his name and found that there is a village in the North Sea to Japan's pumpkin-based food, the village went so far as non-diabetic and hypertension patients. According to the research, pumpkins may be to promote the function of insulin secretion, there are already made of pumpkin powder Tangniaoling. Some people think that pumpkin weight-loss, cholesterol-lowering effect. Eat pumpkins can be prevented night blindness disease. With the improvement of people's living standards, pumpkin as a health food will increasingly be valued by the people. Especially the small pumpkins, fruit shape is small, suitable for the current family of three small household consumption, but also a small pumpkin of extremely high quality, that is also sweet and tender pumpkin, quality powder like chestnut, deeply loved the people. For example, from Hangzhou, the market perspective, despite its higher price, but the public is still willing to buy. In recent years, the supply increased year by year, but still in short supply. At the same time a small pumpkin, growing strong, adaptable, management easy, storability, resistance to transport. Therefore, it is in remote rural areas the ideal base for the development of specialized varieties of vegetables.