What's the difference between a cucumber and a pumpkin? Introduction of pumpkin varieties?

Melons, fruits and vegetables are very important food in life. Eating more melons, fruits and vegetables is good for people's health. For example, pumpkin has a famous gourd, which is the same as pumpkin in the national standards, but in some places it is the name of another variety of pumpkin, so, do you know the difference between Wogua and pumpkin? Introduction of pumpkin varieties?

I. the difference between Wogua and Pumpkin

1. "Wo Gua" is relatively crisp and cannot be eaten when you are old, and pumpkins can be used when you are old.

2. The appearance of pumpkin is different. Pumpkin is a little smaller than Japanese melon.

3. The moisture content of Japanese gourd is a little more than that of pumpkin.

4. The nutrient composition and moisture content of the two are quite different. In famine years, Japanese melon can be used as a good food for continuous consumption, while continuous consumption of pumpkin shows edema, yellow face, muscle loss and other symptoms.

5. The shape and size of stem and leaf flowers are different. Japanese melon leaves are relatively round, large, long vines, large flowers, fat petals, and the opposite of pumpkins.

Introduction of pumpkin varieties

1. Honey pumpkin: precocious hybrid, the bottom of the fruit is enlarged, the melon body is slightly longer, similar to papaya shape, old ripe fruit yellow, with light yellow flower spots. The flesh is fine, sweet and waxy. The whole growth period is 95 days, and the weight of a single fruit is about 2 kg. It has strong resistance to virus disease.

2. Yellow Wolf Pumpkin: an excellent local variety in Shanghai, also known as Xiaozha Pumpkin. The plant has strong growth potential, thick stems, many bifurcations and long internodes. The first female flower is born in the fifteenth to sixteenth nodes of the main vine, and then appears every other one to three nodes. The fruit is mallet-shaped, about 45 cm in longitudinal diameter and 15 cm in horizontal diameter. The pericarp is orange-red and covered with wax powder when fully ripe. The flesh is thick, the meat is delicate and sweet, and it is more resistant to storage and transportation. The whole growth period is 110-120 days, and the weight of a single fruit is about 1.5 kg.

3. Damopan pumpkin: an excellent local variety in Beijing, the first female flower is born in the eighth to tenth section of the main vine. The fruit is oblate, shaped like a grinding plate, with a horizontal diameter of about 30 cm and a height of about 15 cm. The tender pericarp is dark green and turns reddish brown after full maturity, with light yellow stripes and covered with wax powder. The flesh is orange-yellow, contains little moisture and tastes sweet.

Pumpkin contains a variety of amino acids needed by the human body, including lysine, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, threonine and so on. Many people are confused about the difference between Wogua and pumpkin. So much for the above introduction. I hope I can help you!