Kabocha Pumpkin

Origin country

Croatia

Origin region

Zagreb County

Quantity available

500 kg

Courier delivery

Yes

The definitive world standard for pumpkins is the Kabocha pumpkin. An excellent delicacy that comes from Asia, its flesh is 2-3 centimeters thick, dry, smooth, and has a thin green skin that is also edible. It is of exceptional quality, flavor, and a distinctive aroma that most closely resembles that of melon. Most varieties have an oval-flattened fruit shape. The pumpkin flesh is excellent for cooking and baking when the fruit is ripe, or for frying and roasting while the fruits are young. The cavity is mostly filled with seeds, which are also edible in young fruits. The flesh is thick, juicy, sweet, of fine consistency, and dark orange. It contains 15 mg of beta-carotene per 100 grams of fruit, which equals 24,000 international units of vitamin A (compared to 9,000 in carrots), placing this vegetable among the highest-ranked plant products used by humans.

The Kabocha pumpkin has proven to be simply the best, as there is no place where it cannot be applied or used. Kabocha lags behind muskmelon pumpkins like butternut in terms of beta-carotene content. The plant is very decorative with long vines, well-covered with leaves on long petioles. The leaves are often speckled with white spots, and the flowers are medium-sized with beautiful orange petals. Pumpkins are well-preserved in relatively warm rooms at 16°C. Relative humidity in the air is very important for long-term storage of the fruit. They are best stored in an environment with about 70% humidity. Storage conditions and the size of the storage space are one of the most important factors for serious pumpkin production. The technology owned by Exotic King should enable significant yields per unit area, placing it on the list of desirable crops for cultivation. While initial production costs are minimal, no protection against diseases and insects or fertilization is required. Production can be carried out without mineral fertilizers or with a minimal amount of them. Kabocha, like Butternut pumpkin, requires a lot of manual labor for harvesting, sorting, and packaging into mesh bags of 20 kg each. However, it is precisely this manual labor and the quality of Croatian soil that should place Croatian Kabocha among the top-quality products on the European market, just as Butternut pumpkin has done. Kabocha pumpkin is now present on the Croatian market year-round, as was previously the case in highly developed countries with an awareness of quality food.

In EU countries, Kabocha pumpkin, with its exceptional characteristics and quality, is trying to find its place in the field of medicinal properties alongside its nutritional value, which is a fundamental feature of pumpkins. Kabocha contains large amounts of pectin, which binds toxins from the digestive organs and thus cleanses the body, facilitating urine excretion, which promotes the function of the kidneys, heart, and blood vessels. It is an excellent food and remedy for patients with kidney and gallstones, chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, heart function disorders, and issues with waste excretion.

It can be used roasted, boiled, roasted, grilled, in the form of puddings, soups, pies, and pastries, or as a substitute for dessert sweets. It is good for processing into juices, porridges, compotes, and sweets. The seeds are tasty and very nutritious. Shelled seeds can be used instead of nuts for making pastries. Kabocha pumpkin seeds are rich in lecithin, a substance containing phosphorus, which is important in the fight against cholesterol.