( Update: 28/08/2018 )
Pumpkin seeds contain anti-stress, reduce anxiety, antibacterial and even prevent cancer.
Before processing pumpkins for meals, desserts ordecorating, remember to retain its seeds. Do not throw awaypumpkin seeds as you like by like throwing away a lot of the nutrients and benefits inherent there.
1 Nutrients and vitamins
Pumpkin seeds are a great source of nutrition, providing all the nutrients such as manganese, magnesium, iron,copper, tryptophan, zinc, phosphorus, and many other minerals and vitamins.
Pumpkin seeds have health benefits. Photo: Fitnea.
Pumpkin seeds have health benefits. Photo: Fitnea.
2 Tryptophan - an essential amino acid in the protein
Ingredients tryptophan in pumpkin seeds help fight depression. Once in the body, tryptophan is converted intoniacin and serotonin hormones are useful, help combat negative feelings.
3 Glutamate
These are necessary components to create GABA - an anti-neuron nervous tension, reduces anxiety and casesinvolving other stress.
4 Zinc
These are minerals help strengthen the immune system and prevent osteoporosis.
5 Phytosterol
This substance works to reduce LDL cholesterol (the bad actors) and increase HDL (good for the body). Phytosterolsare also effective in preventing certain cancers.
6 Rich in antioxidants
Pumpkin seeds contain a lot of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and phenolic antioxidants. It also contains vitamin E inmany forms. The researchers also found that the mineral grains contain antioxidants such as manganese, zinc, such as ferulic, protocatechuic, caffeic, vanillic, sinapic and syringic acid, hydroxybenzoiccoumaric.
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In folklore, pumpkin seeds are used as a pharmaceutical treatment is very effective worms. Photo: Fitnea.
7 Antibacterial Properties
According to experts, the extract from pumpkin seeds and seed oil have been known for a long time because of theirantibacterial benefits. Many studies have pointed out the role of a single protein in pumpkin seeds haveantibacterial properties. The Lingnan in pumpkin seeds include lariciresinol, medioresinol, and pinoresinol alsoproven antimicrobial properties and especially anti-virus. Thus folk, people often eat pumpkin seeds haveanthelmintic effect removal.
Supports 8 diabetic patients
Some studies have demonstrated that the pumpkin seed extracts can improve insulin adjustment process and to protect the kidneys. County is especially good for diabetics.
9 Preventing Cancer
Because pumpkin seeds rich in antioxidants should be able to slow down the deterioration of cells, reducing cancer risk. Many scientific work has focused on the study of Lingnan in the nuts found it possible to reduce the risk of breast cancer and prostate.
10 Treatment of prostatic hyperplasia benign
Oil and pumpkin seed extracts are used in the treatment of prostate cancer. Many studies have shown that nutrientsin pumpkin seeds and its extracts have therapeutic effects prostatic hyperplasia benign. These compounds includelignans, phytosterols, zinc and other nutrients.
11 Protein
Besides the antioxidant and other beneficial nutrients such, pumpkin seeds are also an excellent source of protein.Approximately 30 grams of pumpkin seeds contain up to 9.4 grams of protein.