Pumpkin: Nutrient Profile

Pumpkin soup topped with toasted pumpkin seeds
Pumpkin soup topped with toasted pumpkin seeds

What is Pumpkin richest in? Below are the vitamins, minerals and amino acids that 100 g of Pumpkin delivers in the highest amounts. Each one links to that nutrient’s own page listing the best foods to get it from.

Pumpkin: Richest Nutrients (per 100 g)
RankNutrientPer 100 g%DV / 100gPurpose
Vitamins
1Vitamin A288 mcg🟡 32%Vision, skin & immunity
Minerals
1Copper0.1 mg🟡 10%Iron use; connective tissue

Values are per 100 g of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) FoodData Central record FDC 168449, “Pumpkin, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt” (SR Legacy). %DV is the amount per 100 g divided by the adult Daily Value in 21 CFR 101.9.

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