The pumpkin is not only small in size, beautiful in shape, but also delicious, which is not worse than that made by big hotels outside. Pumpkin stuffing can also be replaced by jujube paste, peanuts and walnuts. It can not only increase chewiness but also reduce sweetness.
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Cucurbitaceae peel is turquoise with yellowish stripes on it. It looks like a zucchini, but it is round and long in shape. The diameter of pumpkin is generally below 15cm. In the process of ripening, the hips of some small pumpkins will gradually tilt up, and when they are ripe, they will become ordinary golden pumpkins (so some areas call them old pumpkins). Mature pumpkins have bigger butts than their heads.
Main value:
Polysaccharide: Pumpkin polysaccharide is a non-specific immune enhancer, which can improve the immune function of the body, promote the production of cytokines, and play a variety of regulatory functions on the immune system by activating complement.
Carotenoids: Carotenoids rich in pumpkin can be converted into vitamin A with important physiological functions in the body, which has important physiological functions for the growth and differentiation of epithelial tissues, maintaining normal vision and promoting the development of bones.
Pectin: Pectin in pumpkin can adjust the absorption rate of food in the stomach and slow down the absorption of sugar. Soluble cellulose can delay the emptying of food in the stomach and control the rise of blood sugar after meals. Pectin can also combine with excess cholesterol in the body, reduce cholesterol absorption and reduce blood cholesterol concentration. ?
Mineral elements: Pumpkin is rich in cobalt, ranking first among all kinds of vegetables. Cobalt can activate human metabolism, promote hematopoietic function, participate in the synthesis of vitamin B 12 in human body, and is an essential trace element for human islet cells. Vitamin C contained in pumpkin can prevent nitrate from being converted into carcinogen nitrite in digestive tract.
Mannitol contained in pumpkin can reduce the harm of toxins in feces to human body. Pumpkin can eliminate the mutation of nitrosamine, a carcinogen. It has anticancer effect. Pumpkin is rich in zinc, which is involved in the synthesis of nucleic acid and protein in human body. It is an inherent component of adrenocortical hormone and an important substance for human growth and development.
Amino acids: Pumpkin contains many kinds of amino acids needed by human body, among which lysine, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine and threonine are relatively high. In addition, the genotype of ascorbic acid oxidase in pumpkin is the same as that in tobacco, but its activity is obviously higher than that in tobacco, indicating that the content of immunocompetent protein in pumpkin is higher.
Pumpkin leaf: contains a variety of vitamins and minerals, among which the content of vitamin C is very high, which makes it have excellent heat-clearing and detoxification effects. Boiling water with pumpkin leaves in summer can relieve summer heat and boredom.
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