The calories and nutritional values of pumpkin differ significantly depending on the type of pumpkin. Here you can find information about the most popular pumpkins.
Hokkaido Pumpkin: Calories and Nutrition Facts
The Hokkaido is probably the most popular pumpkin. It is ideal for all dishes. In addition, the pumpkin contains only a few calories – namely 63 kilocalories per 100 grams.
The following nutritional values apply per 100 grams:
- Carbohydrates: 12 g
- Protein: 1.7 g
- Fat: 0.5 g
- Dietary fiber: 2.3 g
Nutritional values and calories from butternut squash
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Of the Butternut squash tastes sweeter and a little nutty. It’s a little lower in fat, but higher in calories than Hokkaido: 100 grams of the pumpkin contain 38 calories.
In addition, the butternut has the following nutritional values:
- Carbohydrates: 8.3 g
- Protein: 1.7 g
- Fat: 1.1 g
- Dietary fiber: 2 g
Spaghetti squash: nutritional values at a glance
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Of the Spaghetti squash is known for its fibrous pulp that looks like spaghetti. This pumpkin is also low in calories – namely 31 kcal per 100 grams.
- Carbohydrates: 6.9 g
- Protein: 0.6 g
- Fat: 0.6 g
- Dietary fiber: 1.5 g
Nutmeg Pumpkin Nutritional Values
Of the Nutmeg Pumpkin is also called musk gourd and is very spicy. This makes it suitable for Pumpkin chutneys and pumpkin soup. Of all the pumpkins listed, it has the fewest calories: The nutmeg pumpkin has only 19 kilocalories per 100 grams.
- Carbohydrates: 3.9 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Fat: 0.3 g
- Dietary fiber: 1 g
Red hundredweight squash: calories and nutritional values
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The red hundredweight is actually a Halloween pumpkin: You can put a face in the October 31st carve pumpkin. But you can eat the pulp. 100 grams contain 23 calories.
- Carbohydrates: 5.5 g
- Protein: 1.1 g
- Fat: 0.1 g
- Dietary fiber: 1 g
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