In fact, Beibei pumpkin is a kind of pumpkin with high sugar content. The sugar content of Beibei pumpkin per 100g is 15. 1g, which is much higher than that of daily pumpkin. Therefore, Beibei pumpkin will be sweeter than ordinary pumpkin, and its taste and taste will be more delicious, so it is a kind of vegetable eaten as a staple food. Beibei pumpkin has a high sugar content, so the calories will be correspondingly higher, which will also have a certain impact on the increase of blood sugar. Therefore, it is suggested that people with diabetes and obesity should eat Beibei pumpkin carefully.
Beibei pumpkin contains a lot of nutrients: Beibei pumpkin is rich in vitamins, pectin, dietary fiber, starch and sugar, so Beibei pumpkin tastes sweet, soft and full, which can protect gastrointestinal mucosa from the stimulation of rough food and has a certain nutritional supplement to the body. In addition, Beibei pumpkin is rich in cobalt, which can activate human metabolism and hematopoietic function, participate in the synthesis of vitamin B 12 in human body, and is an essential trace element for human islet cells.
Beibei pumpkin has a certain effect on weight loss: Beibei pumpkin is not as suitable for weight loss as the pumpkin you see every day. Because of the high sugar content, the calories will be higher, and most of the ingredients contained in it are starch. Excessive carbohydrate intake during weight loss will also affect weight loss. However, because Beibei pumpkin is rich in dietary fiber, it can bring enough satiety and reduce the intake of other calorie foods, which can still play an auxiliary role in losing weight. Therefore, it is concluded that Beibei pumpkin can be eaten as a diet food occasionally during weight loss, but not for a long time. It needs to be eaten as a staple food to be suitable for weight loss.
Beibei pumpkin is not sweet because it is not fully mature: it may be because it has not been picked for a long time, and the starch inside is not well converted into sugar, so it tastes not sweet. Generally speaking, it takes about half a month for Beibei pumpkin to turn sweet from green to full maturity, so for freshly picked Beibei pumpkin, just put it there and wait for it to become sweet.