The native land of a pumpkin (Cucurbits bepo, Cucurbitae semen) is America; from there Spanish people have brought it to the Europe. Nowadays, seeds of pumpkin have received a wide recognition in all countries of Europe; they can be bought both with and without peel.
Seeds of pumpkins contain fatty oils, a little bit of essential oil, proteins, pectin, steroids, vitamins (especially vitamin E), hormonal substances, selenium and other substances.
As auxiliary substance they help in treatment of various diseases of bladder and in complexities with urination when people have an adenoma prostate.
100g contain: Fat – 46.7 g Proteins – 29.0 g Carbohydrates – 13.1 g Mineral substances – 4.9 g Vitamins – 0.44 mg Energy – 596 kcal