A pumpkin is a cultivar of a squash plant, most commonly of cucurbita pepo, that is round, with smooth, slightly ribbed skin, and deep yellow to orange coloration. The thick shell contains the seeds and pulp. Some exceptionally large cultivars of squash with similar appearance have also been derived from cucurbita maxima.
Specific cultivars of winter squash derived from other species, including c. Argyrosperma, and c. Moschata, are also sometimes called "pumpkin".
In a 100-gram amount, raw pumpkin provides 110 kilojoules of food energy and is an excellent source (20% or more the daily value, dv) of provitamin a beta-carotene and vitamin a (53% dv) (table). Vitamin c is present in moderate content (11% dv), but no other nutrients are in significant amounts (less than 10% dv, table). Pumpkin is 92% water, 6.5% carbohydrate, 0.1% fat and 1% protein (table).
Pumpkins that are still small and green may be eaten in the same way as squash or zucchini.
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