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Pumpkin juice

What is pumpkin and pumpkin juice?


  It is round in structure having rubbed, hard, smooth skin with varying colours of orange and yellow. Its upper skin has pulp and seeds. It belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. It is considered a different squash with varying regions but the same nutritional value and composition.

    It is a highly nutrient-dense vegetable, although, it is low in calories but is rich in minerals, and vitamins that are in the leaves, seeds and juices.

     It is also a rich source of antioxidants such as polyphenols that protect skin from UV light and others, and Protein like nicotinic acid that upgrades the level of glucose and insulin.

What is pumpkin juice?

    Due to its positive effects and lot of nutrients, pumpkin juice gained popularity among health-conscious people for years. It is produced by juicing pumpkin into a thick delicious beverage.

  It is considered to be a healthy substitute for carbonated drinks that have many drawbacks on health.

Nutritional value:

  Pumpkin juice is rich in nutrients. It is packed with vitamins A, E, and C, biotin, potassium, minerals such as copper, calcium, magnesium, potassium, biotin and amino acids. The nutritional facts per 100g serving size about pumpkin juice are as follows:

Calories

26

Sodium

1 mg

Total fat (Saturated Fat)

0.1 g

Protein

1 g (2%)

Total carbohydrate

6.5 g (2%)

Dietary fibre

0.5 g (2%)

Sugar

2.8 g

Vitamin C

15%

Vitamin A

170%

Iron

4%

Calcium

2%

Health benefits of Pumpkin juice:

    It has various positive effects on the body as it is one of the primary or rich sources of vitamin A also known as beta carotene.

   Beta carotene is an antioxidant that converts into the active form of vitamin A and is then used by the body.

  As beta carotene help in reducing the chances of various types of cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and asthma, also reduce overall mortality, obesity, and diabetes and promotes health in many ways.

Nutrient-rich juice

1. May reduce the risk of cancer and diabetes:

    Cancer is caused due to abnormal growth of cells. Beta carotene helps in reducing the uncontrolled division of cells which causes cancer.

   Although, free radicals play a role in destroying harmful bacteria but only when their amount is under control. Excessive free radicals cause chronic diseases such as cancer.

   Pumpkins have rich sources of antioxidants which naturized free radicals and damage the cells that cause cancer.

  It controls blood sugar levels in the body. Because pumpkin contains Protein like nicotinic acid that upgrades the level of glucose and insulin.

2. May prevent heart health:

    Pumpkins have a variety of nutrients such as potassium, fibre and vitamin C which have a positive effect on heart health. people who consume high potassium appear to have reduced chances of heart disease.

   It has also a high amount of antioxidants which protect bad LDL from oxidation. When you have high bad cholesterol in the body, LDL becomes clumped along blood vessel and raise the risk of heart disease.

  Polyphenols and carotene prevent the stucking of LDL and ultimately narrowing of arteries.

3. Protect eyesight:

    It is obvious with age eyesight becomes down. So, pumpkin is rich in nutrients such as vitamin E, vitamin C, and Vitamin A (beta carotene), supporting the health of the eye with age.

    As we know the deficiency of vitamin A causes night blindness and pumpkin juice help to cover its deficiency of it.

    Vitamin C and E act as antioxidants which reduce the division of cells in the body that damage your eye cells.

    Lutein and zeaxanthin are also other compounds that prevent age-related macular degeneration.

4. May improve immunity:

    Those who want to boost their immunity level should use pumpkin as it is rich in nutrients and especially vitamin C. it is also known as ascorbic acid which increases the production of white blood cells that help in reducing oxidative stress and wound healing.

    It also has beta carotene (vitamin A) that fights against infections and strengthens the immune system.

Vitamin E, iron, and folate also help in giving strength to the immune system.

5. Promote skin health:

As we know pumpkin is packed with a lot of nutrients that have beneficial properties on the skin.

Both Vitamin A and vitamin E help to clear up inflammation or irritation of the skin that resulted from oxidative stress. Carotene has extra function having the ability to give a glow to the skin.

How to form pumpkin juice?

Ingredients:

  1. 1 can of  Pumpkin
  1. 1 tsp pie spice
  1. ¼ cup of brown sugar (optional)
  1. 1/3 cup of apricot fruit

Instruction:

  • Bring the pumpkin, the kind you want to make juice.
  • Wash the pumpkin thoroughly with fresh water.
  • Cut the pumpkin into halves with help of a knife.
  • Separate the seeds from the pulp.
  • Peel off and cut into chunks of suitable size and juice it in a blender with other ingredients.
  • And the juice is ready to serve. Enjoy it!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

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