Cucurbita genus has received a renowned interest in the last years. This plant species,
native to the Americas, has served worldwide folk medicine for treating gastrointestinal …

This chapter describes the use of different plant and vegetable food residues as
nutraceuticals and functional foods. Different nutraceuticals are mentioned and explained …

Pumpkins have considerable variation in nutrient contents depending on the cultivation
environment, species, or part. In this study, the general chemical compositions and some …

Twelve pumpkin cultivars (Cucurbita maxima D.), cultivated in Iowa, were studied for their
seed oil content, fatty acid composition, and tocopherol content. Oil content ranged from 10.9 …

Pumpkin seeds have been implicated in providing health benefits. However their antioxidant
or anti-inflammatory activity of their extracts has never been studied. Therefore, four …

The objective of this study was to determine the antioxidant properties, and provide
characteristics, of the oil obtained from the seeds of 12 pumpkin varieties belonging to the …

Two varieties (indigenous and hybrid) of pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) are cultivated and
widely used as food sources in Bangladesh. The aim of this study is to compare nutrient …

BACKGROUND Nut and seed oils are often considered waste products but in recent years
they have been receiving growing interest due to their high concentration of hydrophilic and …

Cucurbitaceae family members such as pumpkin and watermelon have seeds that are
discarded as the by-products of food processing. However, they have been discovered to …

The pumpkin belongs to the family of Cucurbitaceae, is a well-known edible plant that has
been frequently used as functional food or herbal medicine. Pumpkins contain rich …