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The Health Benefits of Pumpkin:

• Pumpkin are very rich source of anti-oxidant vitamin E is a strong lipid soluble antioxidant. It forbids tissue cells from the free radical. Thus it maintains the integrity of mucus membranes & skin by protecting it from harmful oxygen free radicals.
• The high caloric content of pumpkin mainly comes from fats. However, the nuts are rich in mono-unsaturated fatty acids like oleic acid that helps to lower bad cholesterol & increase good cholesterol in the blood.
• The seeds of pumpkin bear good quality proteins. The seeds are also good source of amino acids tryptophan & glutamate. Serotonin is a beneficial neuro-chemical often labelled as nature’s sleeping pill.
• In adition, its seeds have many important minerals like copper, calcium, manganese, potassium, iron, selenium, magnesium, & zinc. Manganese act as a co-factor for antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase. It is therefore intake of pumpkin kernels helps body develop resistance against infectious agents & scavenge harmful oxygen free radicals. In addition, they are packed with fiber, vitamins, minerals & many health promoting antioxidants.
• Glutamate is needed in the synthesis of γ-amino butyric acid that serves as anti-stress neurochemical, helps decreasing anxiety, nervous irritability and other neuroses conditions.
• Pumpkin kernels are also greatest source of B-complex group of vitamins like niacin, thiamin, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine) & folates. These vitamins works as co-factors for enzymes during cellular substrate metabolism in the body.