What are the similarities and differences between winter melon and pumpkin?
I. Country of origin
1, wax gourd
Wax gourd is mainly distributed in other tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, and cultivated all over China. There are wild people in southern Yunnan (Xishuangbanna) in China, and their fruits are far smaller. It is also distributed in eastern Australia and Madagascar.
2. Pumpkin
Originally from Mexico to Central America, it is widely cultivated all over the world. Introduced to China in Ming Dynasty, it is now widely planted in north and south.
Second, the main organ appearance characteristics
1, wax gourd
The stems are yellow-brown bristles and villous, with grooves. Petiole stout, 5-20 cm long, covered with yellow-brown bristles and villous; Leaf blade kidney-shaped, nearly round, wide 15-30 cm, 5-7-lobed or sometimes split, lobes broadly triangular or elliptic, apex acute, margin denticulate, base deeply heart-shaped, bent and open, nearly round.
The fruit is cylindrical or nearly spherical, large, with bristles and hoarfrost, 25-60 cm long and 10-25 cm in diameter. The seeds are ovoid, white or yellowish, flat, with edges, long 10- 1 1 mm, 5-7 mm wide and 2 mm thick.
2. Pumpkin
Pumpkin stems and vines have five edges and short hairs; The leaves are 5-lobed or 5-angled, with dense bristles and fine hairs on both sides, branched veins or white spots or spots on the edges; Monoecious flowers, yellow corolla, 5-lobed, abduction, wrinkling, anthers close together, female calyx lobes obvious.
Pedicel is stout, angular and grooved, 5-7 cm long, and the pedicel expands into a trumpet; The shape of Broussonetia papyrifera is diverse, and varies with varieties. There are often several longitudinal grooves or no longitudinal grooves on the outside. Most seeds are ovoid or oblong, grayish white, with thin edges, length 10- 15 mm, width 7- 10 mm.
Third, the nutritional value
1, wax gourd
Wax gourd includes pulp, pulp and seeds, and is rich in nutrients such as protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and mineral elements. The nutritional components of wax gourd from different producing areas are slightly different. Take the wax gourd in Guangdong, China as an example. Every100g of fresh winter melon contains 0.3g of protein, 0.8g of carbohydrate/kloc-0, 65mg of potassium, 0.4mg of phosphorus/kloc-0, 27mg of vitamin C and 0.02mg of vitamin E, etc.
2. Pumpkin
Pumpkins have different degrees of maturity and slightly different nutritional components. The carbohydrate content of old pumpkin is much higher than that of young pumpkin, and the content of carotene, calcium, potassium, phosphorus and dietary fiber is also higher. Old pumpkin tastes sweet and is suitable for eating. The tender pumpkin is characterized by high water content, high vitamin C content and crisp taste, which is more suitable for cooking. Diabetic patients should give priority to tender pumpkins.
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