Mantra Healthy Munching Raw Pumpkin Seeds – 150gm (Pack Of 2) | Raw Pumpkin Seeds for Eating | Protein Snacks | Gluten Free

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Raw pumpkin seeds provide a rich source of fiber, a type of carbohydrate that prevents constipation and benefits digestive health. The seeds also boost your intake of protein — each ounce of seeds provides almost 9 grams of the nutrient. You also increase your mineral intake when you eat pepitas.

Pumpkin seeds are rich in vitamins and minerals like manganese and vitamin K, both of which are important in may helping wounds heal. They also contain zinc, a mineral that may helps the immune system fight bacteria and viruses. Pumpkin seeds are also an excellent source of: Phosphorus.

You may have heard pumpkin seeds being referred to as pepitas, and technically they are both pumpkin seeds, but there’s a key difference between the two. Pepitas, meaning, “little seeds of squash” in Spanish, are pumpkin seeds without the shell and are only found in certain pumpkins like oilseed pumpkins and Styrian pumpkins.