Pumpkin bio-wastes as source of functional ingredients

SM Ezzat, R Adel, E Abdel-Sattar - Mediterranean fruits bio-wastes …, 2022 - Springer
A large amount of wastes and by-products are generated during the vegetables and fruits
production and food industry. These wastes create increasing disposal and severe …

Pumpkin and pumpkin byproducts: phytochemical constitutes, food application and health benefits

A Aziz, S Noreen, W Khalid, A Ejaz, I Faiz ul Rasool… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nowadays, agricultural waste byproducts are exploited in the food industry rather than
discarded. Pumpkin is one of the most significant vegetable crops that is widely consumed in …

[HTML][HTML] A Comprehensive review of functional ingredients, especially bioactive compounds present in pumpkin peel, flesh and seeds, and their health benefits

A Hussain, T Kausar, S Sehar, A Sarwar… - Food Chemistry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima), belonging to family Cucurbitaceae, is a well-known edible
plant, cultivated and abundantly used as herbal medicine and functional food. This review …

Pumpkin seeds; an alternate and sustainable source of bioactive compounds and nutritional food formulations

H Fatima, A Hussain, K Kabir, F Arshad… - Journal of Food …, 2024 - Elsevier
Increasing health awareness in the public and consumption of foods capable of promoting
health has raised the use of fruits and vegetables seeds loaded with of nutritional contents …

[HTML][HTML] Pumpkin and pumpkin by-products: a comprehensive overview of phytochemicals, extraction, health benefits, and food applications

RN Gavril, F Stoica, FD Lipșa, OE Constantin… - Foods, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A versatile and popular Cucurbitaceous vegetable, pumpkin has recently gained much
attention because of its variety of phytochemicals and health advantages. Pumpkins are a …

[HTML][HTML] Comprehensive comparative insights on physico-chemical characteristics, bioactive components, and therapeutic potential of pumpkin fruit

AE Shajan, KK Dash, O Bashir, R Shams - Future Foods, 2024 - Elsevier
Pumpkin is one of the most regularly consumed vegetables and it is also recognized for its
nutritional, medicinal, and economic benefits. Pumpkins are low in calories yet high in …

Pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.) seeds as nutraceutic: a review on status quo and scopes

S Patel - Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 2013 - content.iospress.com
The seeds of pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.) are generally considered to be agro-industrial wastes
and discarded. In some parts of the world, the seeds are consumed raw, roasted or cooked …

[PDF][PDF] Nutritional and therapeutic importance of the pumpkin seeds

QA Syed, M Akram, R Shukat - Seed, 2019 - researchgate.net
The pumpkin seeds (Cucurbita sp.) from Cucurbitaceae family are usually considered as
industrial waste products and thrown out. In some area's seeds are utilized as uncooked …

[PDF][PDF] Pumpkin–health benefits

L Ceclu, DG Mocanu, OV Nistor - Journal of …, 2020 - dicasdadraanamaria.com
Plant products have been used for millennia as a medicine in human nutrition. The
popularity of pumpkin consumed as both food and medicine in traditional medicine for …

[PDF][PDF] Chemical constituents of the pumpkin seeds flour

JS Silva, AA Simão, TR Marques, RS Leal… - … of Biotechnology and …, 2014 - researchgate.net
Processing by some of the industries that sell pumpkin generates a high amount of agro-
industrial residues, represented by stems, bark, lint and seeds, which, with no viable …