Before you prepare your pumpkin as a dinner, dessert or decoration remember to save the seeds. If you just compost and scoop out your pumpkin or squash seeds you might be throwing out a heap of healthy nutrients and their inherent plant based benefits.
Nutrients and vitamins - Pumpkin seeds are either an excellent or very good source of all of these important phytonutrients: manganese, magnesium, iron, copper, tryptophan, zinc and phosphorus. There are many other minerals, nutrients and vitamins present in pumpkin seeds, which are not listed here.
Tryptophan - It helps fight depression since it is converted in thy body into niacin and serotonin, known as feel good hormones.
Glutamate - This flavor or taste enhancer is needed to create GABA- an anti stress neuro chemical, which helps relieve anxiety and other stress related conditions.
Zinc - This mineral boosts immune system and fights osteoporosis.
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