Partially Defatted Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) Seeds - a Rich Source of Nutrients for Use in Food Products

Apostol, Livia; Berca, Lavinia; Mosoiu, Claudia; Badea, Mihaela; Bungau, Simona; Oprea, Oana Bianca; Cioca, Gabriela

Livia Apostol, Lavinia Berca, Claudia Mosoiu, Mihaela Badea, Simona Bungau, Oana Bianca Oprea, Gabriela Cioca

Partially Defatted Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) Seeds - a Rich Source of Nutrients for Use in Food Products

Abstract:

Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) seeds are a rich source of ingredients such as aminoacids, fatty acids, minerals, and phytochemicals exhibiting nutraceutical effects on human health. In this work, partially defatted pumpkin seeds flour, a by-product obtained during the manufacture of pumpkin seeds oil, was studied as an additive for common wheat flour. We explored the physico-chemical properties as well the content in amino acids of the partially defatted pumpkin seeds. The obtained results revealed that partially defatted pumpkin seeds are a good source of protein (42.75% d.m.), lipids (12.28% d.m.), total carbohydrates (37.4% d.m.), from which crude fiber (26.64% d.m.). This by-product presents a high mineral content (mg/100g): potassium (1290), magnesium (693), iron (87.8), zinc (11.5) and copper (2.49).The partially defatted pumpkin seeds proteins contain significant amounts of essential amino acids such as valine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, threonine and methionine.

Keywords:
pumpkin seeds; nutritional quality; crude fiber; mineral content

Issue: 2018, Volume 69, Issue 6

Pages: 1398-1402

Publication date: 2018/7/15

https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.18.6.6332

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APOSTOL, L., BERCA, L., MOSOIU, C., BADEA, M., BUNGAU, S., OPREA, O.B., CIOCA, G., Partially Defatted Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) Seeds - a Rich Source of Nutrients for Use in Food Products, Rev. Chim., 69(6), 2018, 1398-1402.

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Apostol L, Berca L, Mosoiu C, Badea M, Bungau S, Oprea OB, Cioca G. Partially Defatted Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) Seeds - a Rich Source of Nutrients for Use in Food Products. Rev. Chim.[internet]. 2018 Jun;69(6):1398-1402. Available from: https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.18.6.6332

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Apostol, L., Berca, L., Mosoiu, C., Badea, M., Bungau, S., Oprea, O.B. & Cioca, G. (2018). Partially Defatted Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) Seeds - a Rich Source of Nutrients for Use in Food Products. Revista de Chimie, 69(6), 1398-1402. https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.18.6.6332

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Apostol, L., Berca, L., Mosoiu, C., Badea, M., Bungau, S., Oprea, O.B., Cioca, G. (2018). 'Partially Defatted Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) Seeds - a Rich Source of Nutrients for Use in Food Products', Revista de Chimie, 69(6), pp. 1398-1402. https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.18.6.6332

IEEE
L. Apostol, L. Berca, C. Mosoiu, M. Badea, S. Bungau, O.B. Oprea, G. Cioca, "Partially Defatted Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) Seeds - a Rich Source of Nutrients for Use in Food Products". Revista de Chimie, vol. 69, no. 6, pp. 1398-1402, 2018. [online]. https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.18.6.6332

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Livia Apostol, Lavinia Berca, Claudia Mosoiu, Mihaela Badea, Simona Bungau, Oana Bianca Oprea, Gabriela Cioca,
Partially Defatted Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) Seeds - a Rich Source of Nutrients for Use in Food Products,
Revista de Chimie,
Volume 69, Issue 6,
2018,
Pages 1398-1402,
ISSN 2668-8212,
https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.18.6.6332.
(https://revistadechimie.ro/Articles.asp?ID=6332)
Keywords: pumpkin seeds; nutritional quality; crude fiber; mineral content

RIS
TY - JOUR
T1 - Partially Defatted Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) Seeds - a Rich Source of Nutrients for Use in Food Products
A1 - Apostol, Livia
A2 - Berca, Lavinia
A3 - Mosoiu, Claudia
A4 - Badea, Mihaela
A5 - Bungau, Simona
A6 - Oprea, Oana Bianca
A7 - Cioca, Gabriela
JF - Revista de Chimie
JO - Rev. Chim.
PB - Revista de Chimie SRL
SN - 2668-8212
Y1 - 2018
VL - 69
IS - 6
SP - 1398
EP - 1402
UR - https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.18.6.6332
KW - pumpkin seeds
KW - nutritional quality
KW - crude fiber
KW - mineral content
ER -

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@article{RevCh2018P1398,
author = {Apostol Livia and Berca Lavinia and Mosoiu Claudia and Badea Mihaela and Bungau Simona and Oprea Oana Bianca and Cioca Gabriela},
title = {Partially Defatted Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) Seeds - a Rich Source of Nutrients for Use in Food Products},
journal = {Revista de Chimie},
volume = {69},
number = {6},
pages = {1398-1402},
year = {2018},
issn = {2668-8212},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.37358/RC.18.6.6332},
url = {https://revistadechimie.ro/Articles.asp?ID=6332}
}

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