Health Benefits of Pumpkin Seed and Nutrition Profile of 35 Pumpkin Accessions

This article aims to summise production and nutrition aspects of pumpkin seed. Specifically, it focuses on health benefits of the seeds, production practices and provides data on the oil, protein and fatty acid composition of 35 pumpkin accessions.  

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Main Authors: Geoffrey M. Meru, Yuqing Fu, Dayana Leyva, Paul Sarnoski, Yavuz Yagiz
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Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2017-11-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/104857
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nutrition
seed oil
seed protein
oleic acid
linoleic acid
title Health Benefits of Pumpkin Seed and Nutrition Profile of 35 Pumpkin Accessions
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title_fullStr Health Benefits of Pumpkin Seed and Nutrition Profile of 35 Pumpkin Accessions
title_full_unstemmed Health Benefits of Pumpkin Seed and Nutrition Profile of 35 Pumpkin Accessions
title_short Health Benefits of Pumpkin Seed and Nutrition Profile of 35 Pumpkin Accessions
title_sort health benefits of pumpkin seed and nutrition profile of 35 pumpkin accessions
topic Pumpkin seed
nutrition
seed oil
seed protein
oleic acid
linoleic acid
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