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Pumpkin Seeds

g Seeds
582 KCAL KCAL / 100g
24.5g Protein
45.8g Fat
18g Carbohydrates
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Pumpkin Seeds

582 KCAL / 100g
24.5g Protein
45.8g Fat
18g Carbohydrates

Nutrients

Nutrients
Name / 100g
Alanine 1.05 g
Arginine 5.3 g
Ash 3.2 g
Aspartic acid 2.5 g
Beta-carotene 30 µg
Beta-sitosterol 220 mg
Boron 800 mg
Calcium 43 mg
Carbohydrate 18 g
Chloride 45 mg
Cholesterol 1 mg
Chromium 2.5 µg
Cobalt 10 µg
Complete Protein 1 g
Copper 1.57 mg
Cysteine 0.5 g
Fat 45.8 g
Fatty monounsaturated 15.5 g
Fatty polyunsaturated 20.9 g
Fatty saturated 8.67 g
Fatty trans 1 g
Fiber 5.3 g
Fiber insoluble 4.2 g
Fiber soluble 1.1 g
Fluoride 1 mg
Fructose 0.1 g
Galactose 1 g
Glucose 0.2 g
Glutamic acid 4.5 g
Glycine 1.3 g
Histidine 0.6 g
Inulin 1 g
Iodine 2.5 µg
Iron 15 mg
Isoleucine 1.05 g
Lactose 1 g
Leucine 1.75 g
Linoleic Acid 20.6 g
Lutein + zeaxanthin 70 mg
Lysine 1.25 g
Magnesium 540 mg
Maltose 1 g
Manganese 4.5 mg
Methionine 0.42 g
Molybdenum 26 µg
Myristic Acid 0.1 g
Nickel 260 mg
Oleic Acid 15.5 g
Omega 3 0.1 g
Omega 6 20.8 g
Oxalic acid 20 mg
Palmitic Acid 5.5 g
Phenylalanine 1.2 g
Phosphorus 1170 mg
Phytosterols 265 mg
Potassium 810 mg
Proline 0.9 g
Protein 24.5 g
Protein Animal 1 g
Protein Plant 24.5 g
Salt 0.05 g
Selenium 9.4 µg
Serine 1.1 g
Silica 5 mg
Sodium 18 mg
Starch 16.3 g
Stearic Acid 2.8 g
Sucrose 1.1 g
Sugar 1.4 g
Sulfur 340 mg
Threonine 0.93 g
Total sugar alcohols 1 g
Tryptophan 0.58 g
Tyrosine 0.95 g
Valine 1.1 g
Vitamin A 38 µg
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.21 mg
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) 1 µg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.32 mg
Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 1.7 mg
Vitamin B4 (Choline) 63.6 mg
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 0.75 mg
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) 0.1 mg
Vitamin B9 (Folate) 57 µg
Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) 1.9 mg
Vitamin D 1 µg
Vitamin E 26 mg
Vitamin K 7.3 µg
Water 4.5 g
Zinc 7.5 mg
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