Science has confirmed what Native American Indians knew a long time ago. Pumpkin seeds, or pepitas, offer various health benefits. Here are some of the nutritional and medicinal benefits:
Very good source of manganese: Consuming ¼ cup of pumpkin seeds provide 74% of the recommended daily value of manganese. Therefore, pumpkin seeds may be beneficial in [...]
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Why we love pumpkin seeds
Posted on July 20, 2012 by nichole
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Happy Thanksgiving from Nicobella Organics!
Posted on November 24, 2011 by nichole
Eating pumpkin pie for dessert this Thanksgiving? Or purchased some pumpkin chai truffles for your guests? Did you know that we use whole pumpkin seeds to make our pumpkin truffle?
Here is the scoop on the health benefits of this lovely seed:
•power packed with antioxidants
•high in fiber, helping with digestion
•rich in B vitamins, folate, and vitamin E
•abundance [...]
This post was posted in truffles and was tagged with Chocolate, Organic, omega-3 fatty acids, nicobella, pumpkin, truffles, thanksgiving
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