The calorie content of steamed pumpkin (based on 100 grams of edible portion) is 22 calories (92 kilojoules), which is a relatively low unit calorie content.

The calories per 100 grams of steamed pumpkin account for about 1% of the total daily calorie intake recommended by the Chinese Nutrition Society for the average adult to stay healthy.

Eating pumpkin can play a role in eliminating carcinogens and preventing cancer, pumpkin contains a lot of zinc, which is beneficial to the health of the skin and nails, which antioxidant beta carotene has the role of eye and heart protection, but also very good elimination of amine nitrite mutation, to stop the emergence of cancer cells.

Eating pumpkin can help gastric digestion to protect the gastric mucosa, pumpkin contains pectin can also protect the mucous membrane of the gastric gelatinous tract from rough food stimulation, promote ulcer healing, the ingredients contained in the promotion of bile secretion, strengthen the gastrointestinal peristalsis, to help the digestion of food, is suitable for gastric disease.

Additionally pumpkin can also be effective in the prevention and treatment of diabetes, lower blood sugar, pumpkin seeds are also very good food, there is the role of insect repellent. Cooking porridge to eat can be more conducive to digestion.

Pumpkin is warm, sweet and non-toxic, into the spleen, stomach, two meridians, lungs, phlegm, pus, worms, detoxification, treatment of carbuncle constipation, moisturizing follicle walls, beauty and anti-acne effects.