{"id":2069,"date":"2025-02-03T07:12:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T07:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movewithnicole.com.au\/blog\/pumpkin-nutrition-insights-and-health-advantages.html"},"modified":"2025-02-03T07:12:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T07:12:46","slug":"pumpkin-nutrition-insights-and-health-advantages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ozhelp.org.au\/blog\/health\/pumpkin-nutrition-insights-and-health-advantages.html","title":{"rendered":"Pumpkin Nutrition: Insights and Health Advantages"},"content":{"rendered":"

No matter where you live, the beginning of fall marks a favorite time of year for many people: pumpkin spice season.<\/p>\n

From coffee to cookies to side dishes, this is the season when pumpkin starts popping up everywhere, and for good reason \u2014 along with its distinctive sweet-and-savory flavor, pumpkin is also a nutritional powerhouse.<\/p>\n

Put on your favorite cozy sweater and learn more about pumpkin nutrition.<\/p>\n

Pumpkin Nutrition Facts<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve only been eating pumpkin in pie form, it\u2019s time to expand your options with this highly versatile member of the winter squash family.<\/p>\n

Botanically speaking, pumpkins are\u00a0a type of fruit\u00a0\u2014 but because they\u2019re not super-sweet, they also work well as a \u201cculinary vegetable.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Pro tip<\/strong>: Learn more unusual and fun facts about this orange fruit!)<\/p>\n

A half-cup serving of\u00a0canned pumpkin\u00a0has 50 calories, 2 grams of protein, and 11 carbohydrates. It also provides several key nutrients, including:<\/p>\n

Fiber supports healthy digestion and can help you feel full \u2014 and one half-cup serving of canned pumpkin has about\u00a03 grams of fiber.<\/p>\n

Pumpkin provides plenty of\u00a0beta carotene, which gives orange fruits and veggies their distinctive color.\u00a0Beta carotene\u00a0has antioxidant-like properties\u00a0and is used by the body to make vitamin A.<\/p>\n

When you think of potassium, you likely think of bananas \u2014 but pumpkin has a\u00a0significant amount\u00a0as well.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s a big deal since potassium is an important mineral in the body and is vital for supporting normal\u00a0cell, nerve, and muscle function.<\/p>\n

\"Pumpkin<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the Nutritional Value of Pumpkin Seeds?<\/h2>\n

The fleshy part of the pumpkin isn\u2019t the only option when it comes to nutrition. Pumpkin seeds are also edible and packed with nutritional benefits.<\/p>\n

One ounce of\u00a0unsalted pumpkin seeds, without shells, has 163 calories and provides 8 grams of protein and almost 2 grams of fiber.<\/p>\n

Whole, roasted pumpkin seeds contain around\u00a05 grams of fiber\u00a0per ounce.<\/p>\n

Pumpkin seeds provide essential minerals like potassium, magnesium, and calcium. They also contain\u00a0polyunsaturated fatty acids\u00a0and\u00a0plant sterols, both of which are believed to benefit heart health.<\/p>\n

As long as you watch your serving sizes, pumpkin seeds are a yummy fall snack you can enjoy every day.<\/p>\n

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Add Pumpkin Spice Flavor to Your Day<\/h2>\n

The beloved pumpkin spice latte can be loaded with sugar, but there are so many healthier ways to enjoy this fall flavor.<\/p>\n

Whip up one of the pumpkin recipes below:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No matter where you live, the beginning of fall marks a favorite time of year for many people: pumpkin spice season. From coffee to cookies to side dishes, this is the season when pumpkin starts popping up everywhere, and for good reason \u2014 along with its distinctive sweet-and-savory flavor, pumpkin is also a nutritional powerhouse. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2070,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ozhelp.org.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ozhelp.org.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ozhelp.org.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ozhelp.org.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ozhelp.org.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ozhelp.org.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ozhelp.org.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ozhelp.org.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ozhelp.org.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ozhelp.org.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}