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The most common zucchina trombetta (Cucurbita moschata Duch.) is made in albenga (Savona, Italy).
It is an annual herbaceous species, belongs to the Family of Cucurbitaceae and it is very similar to the traditional zucchini, but takes on a much longer and narrower shape and can reach up to 1 meter and a half in length.
It has flowers much larger than zucchini.
It is appreciated by gourmets for its tender and tasty pulp.
The best temperature for cultivation is between 15 and 18 degrees at night and 24 degrees and 30 degrees in the day.
In this link you will find all the most detailed information about this tasty vegetable: https://issuu.com/ortofrutticola/docs/zucchina-trombetta
Healthy aspects
From the results of this study, zucchini appears to have yielded satisfactory results and seems to be useful for improving symptoms and quality of life in treating symptoms of the lower urinary tract linked to benign prostate hyperplasia and seems to be useful for improving symptoms and quality of life (1).
The content of phosphorus derivatives of pumpkin polysaccaride allows it to be attributed antioxidant properties and cytoprotective effects (2).
In other studies, hypoglycemic (3) and antidiabetic activity (4) has been confirmed.
Zucchini other studies
References____________________________________________
(1) The role of Cucurbita pepo in the management of patients affected by lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia: A narrative review. Damiano R, Cai T, Fornara P, Franzese CA, Leonardi R, Mirone V. Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2016 Jul 4;88(2):136-43. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2016.2.136.
(2) Effect of phosphorylation on antioxidant activities of pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo, Lady godiva) polysaccharide. Song Y, Ni Y, Hu X, Li Q. Int J Biol Macromol. 2015 Nov;81:41-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2015.07.055.
(3) Study on the hypoglycemic action of pumpkin extract in diabetic rat. Li QH, Tian Z, Cai TY. Acta Nutrimenta Sinica. 2001;25:34–36
(4) Flax and Pumpkin seeds mixture ameliorates diabetic nephropathy in rats. Makni M, Sefi M, Fetoui H, Garoui el M, Gargouri NK, Boudawara T, Zeghal N. Food Chem Toxicol. 2010 Aug-Sep;48(8-9):2407-12. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2010.05.079.
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