Afifa Aziz, Sana Noreen, Waseem Khalid, Afaf Ejaz, Izza Faiz Ul Rasool, Maham, Areesha Munir, Farwa, Miral Javed, Sezai Ercisli, Zuhal Okcu, Romina Alina Marc, Gulzar Ahmad Nayik, Seema Ramniwas, Jalal Uddin
Nowadays, agricultural waste byproducts are exploited in the food industry rather than discarded. Pumpkin is one of the most significant vegetable crops that is widely consumed in farmland and certain urban regions. The current study was designed to measure the phytochemical constituents, food application, health benefits, and toxicity of pumpkin and pumpkin byproducts. Pumpkins and pumpkin byproducts (seeds, leaf, and skin/peel) can be utilized as functional ingredients. Different parts of the pumpkin contain bioactive compounds including carotenoids, lutein, zeaxanthin, vitamin E, ascorbic acid, phytosterols, selenium, and linoleic acid...
July 4, 2023: ACS Omega