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A pumpkin seed, also known as a pepita, is the edible seed of a pumpkin or certain other cultivars of squash. The seeds are typically rather flat and asymmetrically oval, and light green in color and may have a white outer hull. Some cultivars are hulless, and are grown only for their seed
May Improve Heart Health. Pumpkin seeds are a good source of antioxidants, magnesium, zinc and fatty acids — all of which may help keep your heart healthy(22). ... Summary Nutrients in pumpkin seeds may help keep your heart healthy by reducing blood pressure and increasing good cholesterol
Pumpkin seeds are an easily accessible, inexpensive way to load up on a wide variety of nutrients, zinc in particular. Zinc helps improve sex drive in general and is also necessary for the production of healthy, abundant, and potent sperm. Zinc-rich foods help the body produce testosterone, the chief male sex hormone