Pumpkin with ice sauce

The beneficial ingredients in pumpkin for the human body include: polysaccharides, amino acids, active egg white, carotenoids and various trace elements. Functions of various ingredients:

1 Polysaccharides: Pumpkin polysaccharide is a non-specific immune enhancer that can improve the body's immune function, promote the production of cytokines, and play various functions on the immune system through activating complement and other ways.

2 Carotenoids: The abundant carotenoids in pumpkin can be transformed into vitamin A with important physiological functions in the body, which has secondary mental functions for the differentiation of epithelial tissue, adhering to ordinary vision, and promoting bone development.

3 Mineral elements: Pumpkin is high in calcium, high in potassium and low in sodium. It is especially suitable for middle-aged and elderly people and patients with hypertension. It is not conducive to preventing osteoporosis and hypertension. In addition, it also contains phosphorus, magnesium, iron, copper, manganese, chromium, boron and other elements.

4 Amino acids and active protein: Pumpkin contains a variety of amino acids needed by the human body, among which the content of lysine, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, threonine, etc. is high. In addition, the ascorbic acid oxidase genotype in pumpkin is the same as that in tobacco, but its activity is significantly higher than that in tobacco, indicating that the content of immunoactive protein in pumpkin is higher.

5 Lipids: Research found that the lipids in pumpkin seeds have a good therapeutic and preventive effect on urinary diseases and prostate hyperplasia.