Pepita Seeds
A pumpkin seed also known in north america as a pepita from the mexican spanish.
Pepita seeds. But both can provide health benefits. But both can provide health benefits. All these health benefits make it a wholesome snack that you can munch on anytime and is also inexpensive as compared to other healthy snack options. Pepitas are seeds without a hull.
They re also a low calorie snack. When you cut open a variety of pumpkin that contains hulless seeds you will find small green pepitas waiting for you to scoop out rinse and enjoy either raw or roasted. They are found in specific types of pumpkins such as oilseed pumpkins and styrian pumpkins. Pepitas are filled with beneficial vitamins and minerals like iron zinc manganese phosphorous and magnesium.
A one ounce serving has only 170 calories and 4 grams of carbs while providing 15 grams of heart healthy fats and 9 grams of protein. Pepita de calabaza little seed of squash is the edible seed of a pumpkin or certain other cultivars of squash. The word pepita is often used interchangeably with pumpkin seed but that isn t entirely accurate. The word pepita is often used interchangeably with pumpkin seed but that isn t entirely accurate.