you can eat the gourd skin, but you should clean it before eating. The nutritional value of cucurbits and melons is mainly in the flesh. If you don't like to eat the skin, you can peel it and eat it without losing too much nutrition. Cucurbita pepo is one of the common vegetables on the dining table, which is rich in protein, minerals, vitamins and other substances, and also contains citrulline, adenine, aspartic acid and other substances, with low sodium salt and no fat.

Cucurbita pepo:

Cucurbita pepo generally refers to Cucurbita pepo, which is an annual vine herb of Cucurbitaceae. It is native to southern Africa and cultivated all over China, and also widely cultivated in tropical to temperate regions of the world. Its young fruit is light in taste and tender in quality, which is suitable for cooking. In some areas around Hebei, "gourd melon" refers to zucchini, while "Zanzi" refers to gourd. Cucurbita pepo is a kind of vegetable popular with residents. It is the top grade with green, white and bright color, well-proportioned shape and dense white fuzz, but sometimes bitter cucurbita pepo appears. The reason why cucurbits and melons are bitter is that bitter melons contain picroside. Cucurbita pepo is a thermophilic plant, and its growth temperature is 2 ~ 25℃, so it is not tolerant to waterlogging and drought. During the fruiting period, it requires high air humidity and high lighting conditions. Under the condition of sufficient sunshine, there are few diseases, good growth and fruiting and high yield.