2. Pectin in pumpkin can also protect gastrointestinal mucosa from rough food stimulation and promote ulcer healing, which is suitable for patients with stomach diseases.
3. Pumpkin is rich in cobalt, which ranks first in all kinds of vegetables. Cobalt can activate the metabolism of human body, promote the hematopoietic function, and participate in the synthesis of vitamin B12 in human body. It is an essential trace element for human pancreatic islet cells.
4. Vitamin C in pumpkin can prevent nitrate from turning into carcinogen nitrite in digestive tract. The mannitol contained in pumpkin can reduce the harm of toxin in feces to human body.
5. Pumpkin can eliminate the mutation of carcinogen nitrosamine. It has anti-cancer effect.
6. Pumpkin is rich in zinc, which participates in the synthesis of nucleic acid and protein in human body. It is an inherent component of adrenocortical hormone and an important substance for human growth and development.
7. Pumpkin contains many kinds of amino acids needed by human body, among which lysine, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine and threonine are higher. In addition, the genotype of ascorbic acid oxidase in pumpkin was the same as that in tobacco, but its activity was significantly higher than that in tobacco, indicating that the content of immunoactive protein in pumpkin was higher.
8. The abundant carotenoids in pumpkin can be transformed into vitamin A with important physiological functions in the body, which has important physiological functions for the growth and differentiation of epithelial tissue, maintaining normal vision and promoting bone development.