A Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) School of Industrial Technology lecturer and Associate Professor has developed a flour made from pumpkins. According to Noor Aziah Abdul Aziz, who developed the pumpkin flour for bread with her partner, there is difference in taste from traditional wheat flour, […]
A Japanese researcher has developed a wild pumpkin variant that is as sweet as pineapple. Tomoaki Oyamada, from Iwate prefectural government’s environmental and health research center, has named his creation “Nanbu-Ichiro” after “Nanbu,” the former name of Iwate Prefecture, and “Ichiro,” the given name of […]
Alan Hirsch , the neurological director of the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago, noticed that people who lost their sense of smell also had a diminished sexual appetite, so he tested men and women to see what scents might increase blood […]
I found this interesting little story in an Iranian TV website, titled “Pumpkin, kadu-Halwaayi in Farsi and Urdu, botanically a fruit, is usually orange in color and is rich of vitamin A, B, C, G and minerals.” According to the story, pumpkin juice can help […]
According to WSIL Channel 3, an ABC affiliate out of Illinois, someone pinched more than 100 pumpkins sometime Aug. 2. White County Authorities are seeking these pumpkin pilferers and there is a reward for information leading to the arrest of the squash shoplifters. The pumpkins […]
Pumpkin seeds make a healthy snack, in moderation, of course. Keep in mind that a tablespoon of pumpkin seeds is 240 calories. However, pumpkins seeds contain cucurbitacins, a nutrient that has been linked to the prevention of prostate enlargement, and they are a good source […]
Russia Looks at Pumpkin Pectin According to Stephen Daniells of Nutraingredients-USA.com, Russian research indicates that “pectin extracted from pumpkin and then modified using an enzyme could offer an interesting alternative for jams and confectionery.” More First Pumpkin Seed Oil Created in US “Pumpkin seed oil […]
