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1614:Soup joumou
1604:Squash soup
1599:Pumpkin pie
1427:Tromboncino
1355:C. radicans
1320:C. moschata
1257:C. digitata
1120:21 December
1114:"Vitamin A"
802:Philippines
798:Puerto Rico
584:Daily Value
282:Thiamine (B
61:New Zealand
1686:Categories
1630:Activities
1407:Gem squash
1334:C. palmata
1243:C. cordata
1145:2013-08-28
1099:2024-06-21
1052:2024-03-28
982:Duchesne,
978:Duchesne,
890:References
800:, and the
603:carotenoid
592:vitamin B6
477:Phosphorus
259:zeaxanthin
1574:Bundevara
1381:Cultivars
1313:C. maxima
1204:Cucurbita
1165:Cucurbita
968:Cucurbita
588:vitamin C
586:, DV) of
490:Potassium
464:Manganese
451:Magnesium
383:Vitamin C
366:Folate (B
350:Vitamin B
316:Niacin (B
73:calabazas
44:Cucurbita
1469:Calabaza
1446:pumpkins
1432:Zucchini
1412:Kamokamo
1163:Sorting
1136:"Squash"
1093:Archived
1089:30844154
1046:Archived
1036:(2024).
868:See also
814:Calabaza
786:Calabaza
580:calories
520:Quantity
471:0.164 mg
411:Quantity
405:Minerals
360:0.156 mg
344:0.188 mg
310:0.062 mg
233:Quantity
227:Vitamins
57:pumpkins
1527:Related
1494:Kabocha
1459:Big Max
1397:Aehobak
1348:C. pepo
1221:Species
990:Bouché.
794:Florida
725:Kabocha
568:protein
445:0.58 mg
425:Calcium
390:12.3 mg
293:0.04 mg
193:Protein
1671:
1594:Pepita
1562:Dishes
1529:topics
1499:Marrow
1087:
1077:
1016:
958:
497:350 mg
327:0.5 mg
272:820 μg
256:lutein
200:0.95 g
176:0.13 g
139:Sugars
109:Energy
39:squash
32:annual
30:is an
1167:names
576:seeds
566:, 1%
526:Water
484:24 mg
458:15 mg
432:28 mg
377:24 μg
275:38 μg
267:68 μg
143:2.2 g
132:8.59g
59:. In
35:fruit
1444:and
1122:2021
1085:PMID
1075:ISBN
1014:ISBN
974:L.,
956:ISBN
937:2013
790:Cuba
529:90 g
438:Iron
153:1.5g
63:and
1042:FDA
1010:534
816:or
649:by
572:fat
495:12%
416:%DV
388:14%
238:%DV
169:Fat
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