Pumpkin Nutrition Facts
Pumpkin contains 30.2 calories, 1.2g protein, 7.5g carbs, and 0.1g fat. The iconic orange squash with mildly sweet flesh, delivering big vitamin A for very few calories.
3.2g
sugar
Vitamins in Pumpkin
Per 1 cup cubed ~116g
Minerals in Pumpkin
Per 1 cup cubed ~116g
Amino Acids in Pumpkin
Protein breakdown per 1 cup cubed (116g), from the USDA record for this food.
| Essential Amino Acids | Per 1 cup cubed (116g) | Per 100g | % of Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| Histidine | 19mg | 16mg | 1.6% |
| Isoleucine | 36mg | 31mg | 3.1% |
| Leucine | 53mg | 46mg | 4.6% |
| Lysine | 63mg | 54mg | 5.4% |
| Methionine | 13mg | 11mg | 1.1% |
| Phenylalanine | 37mg | 32mg | 3.2% |
| Threonine | 34mg | 29mg | 2.9% |
| Tryptophan | 14mg | 12mg | 1.2% |
| Valine | 41mg | 35mg | 3.5% |
| Other Amino Acids | Per 1 cup cubed (116g) | Per 100g | % of Protein |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alanine | 32mg | 28mg | 2.8% |
| Arginine | 63mg | 54mg | 5.4% |
| Aspartic Acid | 118mg | 102mg | 10.2% |
| Cystine | 3mg | 3mg | 0.3% |
| Glutamic Acid | 213mg | 184mg | 18.4% |
| Glycine | 31mg | 27mg | 2.7% |
| Proline | 30mg | 26mg | 2.6% |
| Serine | 51mg | 44mg | 4.4% |
| Tyrosine | 49mg | 42mg | 4.2% |
Protein quality is scored against the FAO/WHO/UNU 2007 adult indispensable amino acid reference pattern. The FDA publishes no Daily Values for individual amino acids, so the share of total protein is shown instead.
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