Description
Health benefits of Pumpkin seeds:
- The compounds in pumpkin seeds help in preventing blood clots thereby reducing the risks of heart attack and blood clots.
- Works as a calming food and induces sleep
- Improves prostrate health
- Helps in hair growth
- Has anti-cancer properties
- Helps in controlling diabetes
- Prevents tape worms and other parasites in the bodies
- Reduces inflammation
- Prevents kidney stones
- Excellent source of protein
- Helps prevent osteoporosis
Nutritional value of 100 gms of Pumkin seeds:
| Water [g] | 4.5 |
| Energy [kcal] | 446 |
| Protein [g] | 18.55 |
| Total lipid (fat) [g] | 19.4 |
| Carbohydrate, by difference [g] | 53.75 |
| Fiber, total dietary [g] | 18.4 |
| Calcium, Ca [mg] | 55 |
| Iron, Fe [mg] | 3.31 |
| Magnesium, Mg [mg] | 262 |
| Phosphorus, P [mg] | 92 |
| Potassium, K [mg] | 919 |
| Sodium, Na [mg] | 18 |
| Zinc, Zn [mg] | 10.3 |
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid [mg] | 0.3 |
| Thiamin [mg] | 0.03 |
| Riboflavin [mg] | 0.05 |
| Niacin [mg] | 0.29 |
| Vitamin B-6 [mg] | 0.04 |
| Folate, DFE [µg] | 9 |
| Vitamin B-12 [µg] | 0 |
| Vitamin A, RAE [µg] | 3 |
| Vitamin A, IU [IU] | 62 |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) [µg] | 0 |
| Vitamin D [IU] | 0 |
| Fatty acids, total saturated [g] | 3.67 |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated [g] | 6.03 |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated [g] | 8.84 |
| Cholesterol [mg] | 0 |
