Curcubita maxima
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Curcubita maxima

Common name:
Pumpkin

Local name:
Wattakka

Country:
Sri Lanka

Food Group(s):
Fruit

Part of plant/stage of process:
fruit flesh without seed and pulp, raw

Wattakka is one of the Lankan varieties common in the Sri Lankan market. The fresh fruit is consumed as cooked vegetable in soups and stews which is rich in vitamin A.

Nutrition Data

Energy (Kcal) KJ
Water (g)90.24 ± 1.28
Protein (g)0.81 ± 0.01
Fat (g)0.10 ± 0.01
Available carbohydrates (g)4.36 ± 1.07
Dietary Fiber (g)3.02 ± 0.15
Ash (g)0.83 ± 0.01
Ca (mg)69.24 ± 1.23
Fe (mg)1.04 ± 0.01
Mg (mg)15.36 ± 0.22
P (mg)
K (mg)383.27 ± 15.01
Na (mg)1.38 ± 0.01
Zn (mg)0.26 ± 0.0
Vit A-RAE (mcg)
ß-carotene (mcg)
VitC (mg)
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