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Comparison of the chemical compositions and nutritive values of various pumpkin ($Cucurbitaceae$) species and parts

  • Kim, Mi-Young (Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natunal Sciences, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Jin (Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natunal Sciences, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Kim, Young-Nam (Department of Food and Nutrition, Duksung Women's University) ;
  • Choi, Chang-Sun (Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natunal Sciences, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Lee, Bog-Hieu (Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Natunal Sciences, Chung-Ang University)
  • Received : 2011.10.25
  • Accepted : 2012.01.15
  • Published : 2012.02.29
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Abstract

Pumpkins have considerable variation in nutrient contents depending on the cultivation environment, species, or part. In this study, the general chemical compositions and some bioactive components, such as tocopherols, carotenoids, and ${\beta}$-sitosterol, were analyzed in three major species of pumpkin ($Cucurbitaceae$ $pepo$, $C.$ $moschata$, and $C.$ $maxima$) grown in Korea and also in three parts (peel, flesh, and seed) of each pumpkin species. $C.$ $maxima$ had significantly more carbohydrate, protein, fat, and fiber than $C.$ pepo or $C.$ $moschata$ (P<0.05). The moisture content as well as the amino acid and arginine contents in all parts of the pumpkin was highest in $C.$ $pepo$. The major fatty acids in the seeds were palmitic, stearic, oleic, and linoleic acids. $C.$ $pepo$ and $C.$ $moschata$ seeds had significantly more ${\gamma}$-tocopherol than $C.$ $maxima$, whose seeds had the highest ${\beta}$-carotene content. $C.$ $pepo$ seeds had significantly more ${\beta}$-sitosterol than the others. Nutrient compositions differed considerably among the pumpkin species and parts. These results will be useful in updating the nutrient compositions of pumpkin in the Korean food composition database. Additional analyses of various pumpkins grown in different years and in different areas of Korea are needed.

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