The pumpkin seed is known to all as white spores or else Pasatebos, a word that comes from Latin and means "I spend my time".
It is considered an excellent snack, very popular in Greece and generally in the countries around the Balkans. Besides delicious, the pumpkin contains many nutrients.
The pumpkin seeds have high amounts of polyunsaturated fatty acids, thus protecting heart function from heart attacks, as well as vitamin K which is important for blood clotting and good bone health.
Also, because of the omega-3 fatty acids it contains, it helps to protect the joints, especially when we are exercising, while its zinc makes it beneficial to the problems of male infertility ... !!!
Finally, it has magnesium, phosphorus and iron, which play an important role in the metabolism and renewal of the epidermis.
You can consume it salty or unsalted and spend, as we said above, your time in a health-friendly way.
Αs with sunflower seeds and cucumber seeds its choice is made exclusively by Greek farms and by regions traditionally producing high quality pumpkin seeds. Its processing and disposal is done in salted and unleavened form in a special baking oven.
