Pumpkin—don’t toss this nutrition gold mine away next time you carve your Halloween jack-o’-lantern! The deep orange color is a dead giveaway that this squash cousin is filled with beta-carotene—a powerful antioxidant pro-vitamin that prevents disease. Pumpkin is also high in fiber, potassium, and zinc, three more nutrients that Americans have a hard time getting enough of.
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