Study of The Quality and Nutritional Value of the Powder of Pumpkin Seeds

As the object of a study, which allows increasing preventive properties of foods, was used a powder of pumpkin seeds. In the investigation it was studied the amino acid and fatty acid composition of the powder of pumpkin seeds, which has a high biological and energy value. The mass fraction of protein in pumpkin seeds is not inferior to the traditional protein supplements of a plant origin. The protein content on average is more than 30 percent, in seeds of Gymnospermous pumpkin the contents reaches of 35.3. Pumpkin seeds have a high biological value. They are a source of pumpkin oil, containing in its structure a large amount of unsaturated fatty acids. Theoretically and experimentally was proved the feasibility and efficiency of use of the powder of seeds of Gymnospermous pumpkin as raw materials for the physiologically functional additives. It is shown that it has high consumer properties, a nutritional value and a physiological activity.