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Cucurbita Pepo
Cucurbita Pepo
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Cucurbita pepo encompasses many edible varieties (pumpkin, zucchini, summer squash) recognized as conventional whole foods. They provide vitamins A, C, fiber, and minerals.
Found in
77 products
What it is
Botanical name for the species including pumpkin, summer squash, zucchini, and certain gourds.
Whole vegetable, seed source, oil source.
Why it's flagged
- rare cucurbitacin toxicity from very bitter ornamental varieties
What regulators actually say
"Pumpkin, raw — USDA FoodData Central reference for Cucurbita pepo edible flesh."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Conventional whole food.
European Union — EFSA
Conventional whole food.
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