Papaya and pumpkin as two different plants and fruits, the difference is still very obvious, come to understand it.

Difference in form

The pumpkin is rounded outside, about 20 centimeters in length and 13 centimeters in diameter. The skin of the melon is pale yellow, and there are irregular longitudinal ribs, usually eight.

The pumpkin fruit stalk is stout, with ribs and grooves, about six centimeters long, the tip of the melon expanded into a trumpet, irregular gourd shape. Due to the different varieties, some have several longitudinal grooves on the surface of the melon or not, the color is usually green or orange.

Distribution of origin

Pumpkin originated in Mexico to Central America around, now widely planted in all parts of the world, but subspecies of the largest area of cultivation, followed by Europe and South America.

Pumpkin is native to southern Asia, southern China and Central America, and is now widely planted on all five continents.

Nutritional value

Pumpkin is rich in polysaccharides, β-carotene, mineral elements and amino acids and active proteins, and its seeds are also rich in amino acids, which have the effect of clearing away heat and removing toxins, and driving away worms.

And citrulline, arginine, aspartic acid, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin E, a variety of unsaturated fatty acids, copper, zinc, iron, magnesium and so on are all rich ingredients contained in the pumpkin. Trace elements are very much, the nutritional value is very rich.