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Can pumpkin be eaten raw?
1, pumpkin can be eaten raw, but it tastes bad and difficult to digest. If it is tender pumpkin, you can shred or slice it, rinse it with water, add a little salt monosodium glutamate, sweet and sour, and pour some sesame oil to eat it cold, which is also a very good appetizer. If it is an old pumpkin, it is not recommended to eat it raw, because it will be astringent. ?

2. Pumpkin is rich in nutrients, including 17 amino acids, protein, vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin B, glucose, fat, mannitol, pectin, dietary fiber, lutein, fructose, starch, carotene, pentosan calcium, iron, zinc, magnesium, selenium, sodium, phosphorus and other nutrients, which can strengthen the body if eaten frequently.

3. Pumpkin is rich in carotene, some of which will be converted into vitamin A after entering the human body. Vitamin A can maintain visual and skin health and improve night blindness and rough skin.

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1, polysaccharide: pumpkin polysaccharide is a non-specific immune enhancer, which can improve the immune function of the body, promote the production of cytokines, and play a variety of regulatory functions on the immune system by activating complement.

2. Carotenoids: Carotenoids rich in pumpkin can be converted into vitamin A with important physiological functions in the body, which has important physiological functions for the growth and differentiation of epithelial tissues, maintaining normal vision and promoting the development of bones.

3. Pectin: Pectin in pumpkin can regulate the absorption rate of food in the stomach, slow down the absorption of sugar, and soluble cellulose can delay the emptying of food in the stomach and control the rise of blood sugar after meals. Pectin can also combine with excess cholesterol in the body, which reduces cholesterol absorption and blood cholesterol concentration.

4. Amino acids: Pumpkin contains many kinds of amino acids needed by human body, among which lysine, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine and threonine are relatively high. In addition, the genotype of ascorbic acid oxidase in pumpkin is the same as that in tobacco, but its activity is obviously higher than that in tobacco, indicating that the content of immunocompetent protein in pumpkin is higher.

5, pumpkin leaves: contains a variety of vitamins and minerals, of which the content of vitamin C is very high, which makes it have excellent heat-clearing and detoxification effects. In summer, boiling water with pumpkin leaves can play a role in relieving summer heat and removing troubles.

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