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1069:"How Did the Squash Get its Name?"
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1724:Soup joumou
1714:Squash soup
1709:Pumpkin pie
1537:Tromboncino
1465:C. radicans
1430:C. moschata
1367:C. digitata
1239:Bon Appétit
854:New Zealand
750:Daily Value
746:food energy
702:C. moschata
356:Thiamine (B
163:squash soup
114:. It has a
27:'Butternut'
1796:Categories
1740:Activities
1517:Gem squash
1444:C. palmata
1353:C. cordata
1188:2 February
891:References
809:, or as a
564:Phosphorus
167:casseroles
134:compound.
1684:Bundevara
1491:Cultivars
1423:C. maxima
1314:Cucurbita
843:barbecues
833:side dish
818:Australia
762:vitamin B
758:vitamin C
754:vitamin A
752:, DV) of
724:Nutrition
698:Europeans
682:butternut
667:The word
577:Potassium
551:Manganese
538:Magnesium
470:Vitamin E
457:Vitamin C
440:Folate (B
424:Vitamin B
390:Niacin (B
79:1940s in
1579:Calabaza
1556:pumpkins
1542:Zucchini
1522:Kamokamo
1270:29 March
1122:12 March
1047:Archived
1043:30844154
1005:28 March
999:Archived
989:(2024).
971:29 March
940:14 March
870:Calabaza
864:See also
797:Culinary
620:Quantity
498:Quantity
492:Minerals
434:0.124 mg
384:0.017 mg
318:Quantity
312:Vitamins
187:calabaza
161:such as
1637:Related
1604:Kabocha
1569:Big Max
1507:Aehobak
1458:C. pepo
1331:Species
1244:15 June
1075:15 July
1053:21 June
915:29 June
875:Kabocha
856:in the
822:pumpkin
807:popcorn
784:Storage
738:protein
718:crossed
691:cooking
663:History
597:0.13 mg
558:0.17 mg
512:Calcium
477:1.29 mg
418:0.36 mg
401:0.98 mg
367:0.07 mg
349:4570 μg
278:Protein
175:muffins
151:sautéed
147:roasted
124:pumpkin
68:Breeder
45:Species
1781:
1704:Pepita
1672:Dishes
1639:topics
1609:Marrow
1179:
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838:braais
803:baking
732:, 11%
669:squash
629:87.8 g
584:284 mg
532:0.6 mg
344:558 μg
227:10.5 g
204:Energy
183:squash
177:, and
171:breads
155:puréed
104:gramma
76:Origin
858:1950s
736:, 1%
730:water
675:word
626:Water
571:27 mg
545:29 mg
519:41 mg
464:15 mg
451:19 μg
285:0.9 g
261:0.1 g
238:3.2 g
159:soups
143:berry
139:fruit
120:nutty
116:sweet
1554:and
1272:2020
1246:2020
1220:2013
1190:2020
1177:ISBN
1152:2020
1124:2022
1077:2022
1055:2024
1039:PMID
1029:ISBN
1007:2024
973:2020
942:2024
917:2016
791:cure
771:Uses
590:Zinc
525:Iron
179:pies
157:for
130:, a
112:vine
995:FDA
835:to
827:In
816:In
742:fat
503:%DV
462:17%
347:42%
342:62%
323:%DV
254:Fat
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