CUCURBITACEAE

Nombre Científico:
Cucurbita spp.
Cucurbita moschata Duch.
Cucurbita pepo L.
Cucurbita argyrosperma Huber
Cucurbita ficifolia Bouché

Nombre vulgar:
Calabaza, ayote, compate, auyama (C.moschata)
Calabaza, güicoy (C. pepo)
Calabaza, calabaza pipiana, pipián, pipitoria(C. argyrosperma)
Chilacayote, alcayota, cayote (C. ficifolia)


Contenido de Nutrientes (por 100 g)

C.moschata C.pepo C.fisifolia
	Semilla	Pulpa	Semilla	Flor	Hojas y Puntas	Madura	Tierna	Madura	Tierna
Agua (g)	7.7	88.3	4.9	94.8	90.4	91.0	92.8	93.6	92.7
Proteína (g)	30.5	1.2	30.3	1.4	4.2	0.6	1.0	0.8	0.8
Grasa (g)	27.9	0.3	45.8	0.3	0.4	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1
Carbohidratos tot,(g)	30.8	9.8	14.4	2.7	3.4	7.6	5.2	5.1	6.1
Fibra cruda (g)	4.9	0.6	2.2	0.6	1.5	0.7	0.4	0.4	0.3
Ceniza (g)	3.1	0.4	4.6	0.8	1.6	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.4
Calcio (mg)	35	12	38	47	127	19	19	15	12
Fósforo (mg)	725	27	1064	86	96	22	32	19	41
Hierro (mg)	1.1	0.7	9.2	1.0	5.8	0.5	0.6	0.4	0.2
Act.de vitamina A (ug)	0	1055	15	200	815	920	15	10	0
Tiamina (mt)	0.13	0.05	0.23	0.02	0.14	0.04	0.05	0.04	0.06
Riboflavina (IPA)	0.12	0.04	0.16	0.11	0.17	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.04
Niacina (mg)	2.2	0.6	2.9	0.6	1.8	0.5	0.5	0.3	0.7
Acido ascórbico (mg)	0	42	0	18	58	15	19	11	46
Valor energético (kcal)	465	40	547	16	26	30	24	21	2

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