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. 2023 Jun 23;8(26):23346–23357. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.3c02176

Table 2. Industrial Applications of Pumpkin.

Industry Food product Additive Function Reference
Meat Beef meat balls Pumpkin seed kernel flour Fat replacement Longato38
Chicken burgers Pumpkin seed Enhanced stability during storage Öztürk39
Low-fat meat balls Pumpkin flour, wheat germ, and date seed powder Fat replacement Ammar8
Rice sponge cake Pumpkin flour Loaf volume decreased with the increase in pumpkin flour Kessler40
Meat Pumpkin and pork fat Reduced fat, lightness of meat batter, and increased chewiness Kim (41)
Beef patties Pumpkin seed and pulp No change in textural property and decrease moisture content Serdaroğlu42
Horse meat patties Pumpkin Increase vitamin C and A content Abilmazhinova43
Meat cutlets Pumpkin carrot powder Increase the content of carbohydrates and improve organoleptic characteristics (juiciness, consistency, smell, and taste) Kassymov44
Beef Pumpkin powder Increase emulsion stability Unal45
Fish Pumpkin Enhance color quality of koi fish Ayi46
Bakery Bread Pumpkin flour Good nutritional value as it is high in ash, fiber, and β-carotene contents Wongsagonsup33
Cake Pumpkin oil Facilitate gastrointestinal digestion Čakarević47
Biscuits Pumpkin seed flour and refined wheat flour Decrease serum blood glucose level Malkanthi48
Biscuits and cookies Pumpkin seed flour and wheat flour Prevent constipation, diabetes, prolong intestinal transit time, and lower cholesterol level Kumari49
Cookies Pumpkin powder and wheat flour Low fat and reduced carbohydrates Anitha50
Muffins Pumpkin powder Increase nutritive value AlJahani and Cheikhousman51
Beverage Juice Pumpkin Increased health-promoting characteristics and improved the sensory quality of the products Mala52
Pineapple juice Pumpkin pulp Reduce constipation Adubofuor53
Smoothies Pumpkin paste Give nutrition to human body Eid54
Mango juice Pumpkin paste Promote health Kidoń55
Dairy Strawberry Pumpkin pulp Enhance immune system Atallah36
Cereal milk Pumpkin pulp Act as a functional food Shendge and Patharkar56
Yogurt Pumpkin pulp Increase health benefits Barakat57
Ice cream Pumpkin product Retain natural color and photochemical health benefits Hassan and Barakat58
Ice cream Pumpkin seed An increase in the protein content improves the degree of satiety and enhances sensory characteristics Soleimanian59
Curd mass Powder from pumpkin pulp Increase quality characters and expand the assortment line of curd products with a functional load Babukhadia60