Green Hokkaido Pumpkin
Edible or Poisonous?
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Green Hokkaido pumpkin surprises with its color and raises many questions: Can I eat green pumpkin or is it not yet ripe? We provide answers.
Autumn is pumpkin time – many different varieties can be found on the market stalls. Green pumpkin, white pumpkin and, above all, lots of orange pumpkins are included. Orange pumpkins are best known to us in the form of Hokkaido or Butternut, but what about this green pumpkin that lies next to its orange counterparts? Isn’t it ripe yet?
The green Hokkaido pumpkin, too Green Hokkaido called, is one small, flat-round variety with green skin and yellow-orange pulp. Its botanical name is Curcurbita maxima and so the green Hokkaido is one of the Giant pumpkins. Originally the green pumpkin comes from Japan, from the north island of Hokkaido.
Green Pumpkin – Edible?
A green Hokkaido pumpkin is green on the outside, but orange on the inside. Just like the better-known orange Hokkaido pumpkin, this is too edible green hokkaido pumpkin. It just glows in a different color and is grown less often than orange.
Green Hokkaido Pumpkin at a Glance:
- Planting time: Pre-culture in mid-April, planting out at the end of May
- Harvest time: from September to the first frost
- Height Weight: 15 to 25 centimeters in diameter, one to three kilograms in weight
- Taste: fine nutty taste
- Specialty: Can also be eaten raw.
- Peel: The shell can be eaten with the green Hokkaido pumpkin. The hard shell becomes soft when cooked.
- Preparation: The green pumpkin is popular as a soup, puree, gratin or baked vegetables. But it can also be prepared sweet as a compote or cake.
- Storage: It is best to store a green Hokkaido pumpkin whole in a cool, dry place. With an intact style approach and a healthy shell, it will keep for several weeks. The green pumpkin can be kept in pieces in the refrigerator for about three to four days. However, it can also be frozen cut in the raw state.
- Maturity test: A knock test can be used to determine whether a green Hokkaido pumpkin is ripe. If you tap the green pumpkin lightly with your finger, it should sound hollow.
Is the Hokkaido Green Pumpkin Healthy?
Just like the orange Hokkaido is the green pumpkin very healthy and low in calories. Compared to other pumpkin varieties, the green, like the orange Hokkaido, is clear due to its low water content more nutrient-rich. At the same time, the green Hokkaido pumpkin works on anaturally drainingas it stimulates kidney and bladder activity.
Hokkaido green pumpkin: nutrition facts
Nutritional Facts: Hokkaido Green Pumpkin | per 100 g |
Calories | 67 kcal |
protein | 1.7 g |
fat | 0.5 g |
carbohydrates | 13.6 g |
Fiber | 2.4 g |
What vitamins are in the green Hokkaido pumpkin?
- Vitamin A (beta-carotene)
- Vitamin B1, B2, B6
- vitamin C
- Vitamin E.
- iron
- potassium
- phosphorus
- Folic acid
- magnesium
You can read more about the Hokkaido pumpkin here and here you can get more information about all pumpkin varieties at a glance.