Organic Pumpkin Seeds

Crunchy, delicious pumpkin seeds are high in calories, about 559 calories per 100 grams, they are also packed with fibre, vitamins and minerals.

Ingredients: 100% Pumpkin seeds
Country of Origin: China
Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo

Their high caloric content mainly comes from protein and fats. These seed are especially rich in mono-unsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) like oleic acid (18:1) that helps lower LDL cholesterol and increases good HDL cholesterol in the blood.

Pumpkin seeds contain good-quality protein, 100g of seeds provide 30g of protein, or 54% of recommended daily allowance. In addition, the seeds are an excellent source of amino acids tryptophan and glutamate. Tryptophan is converted into serotonin and niacin – serotonin is a beneficial neuro-chemical often labelled as nature’s sleeping pill.

Pumpkin seeds are also an excellent source of a B-complex group of vitamins including thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine) and folates. These vitamins work as co-factors for various enzymes during cellular substrate metabolism in the human body. In addition, niacin helps to reduce LDL-cholesterol levels in the blood.

Furthermore, pumpkin seeds contain very good levels of essential minerals like copper, manganese, potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, zinc and selenium. Just as in pine nuts, pumpkin seeds too are very rich in manganese (provide 4543 mg per 100 g, about 198% of daily recommended intake). Manganese is an all-important co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase.

At Detox Trading we stock a large range of tasty and nutritious seeds, check them out here.

This product has been tested for pesticides, artificial fertilisers, heavy metals, e.coli, yeast, mould, salmonella and foreign matter. This product contains no bulking agents, added sugar, palm oil or GMO.

Suggested use:

Eat them often ; ) Add to salads, breakfasts, baking, smoothies and much more.

Nutritional Inf (Per 100g)
Calories 2264kj/541kcal
Total Carbohydrate 17.81g
Of which Sugar –
Dietary Fiber 4.88g
Protein 24.5g
Total Fat 45.85g
Of which Saturated fat 3.9g
Sodium – Trace

Packed on premises that handles nuts & seeds.

Allergen free from:
Peanut, Peanut Oil
Tree nuts
Sesame Seeds
Milk & Derivatives
Eggs
Fish
Shellfish
Soya
Wheat & Gluten
Sulfites
Other Known Allergens
Free from any GMO