Nutritionally, pumpkin seeds are a very energetic food as they are an oilseed. It contains a large amount of protein, surpassing other oil seeds such as sunflower.
Its proportion of carbohydrates is small but the fat content is very high providing a large amount of polyunsaturated fats omega-6, omega -9 and omega-3. The amount of fiber it contains is less than that of other seeds or cereals but is greater than that of rice, for example.
Its vitaminic contribution includes vitamins of the group B, vitamin E in high quantity and beta-carotenes. It provides a great amount of minerals, highlighting zinc, selenium, iron, phosphorus and potassium.
