What is the difference between wogua and pumpkin? You will understand after reading this

There is no difference between wogua and pumpkin; it is simply that different regions call them by different names. Pumpkin is the scientific name for wogua. Generally, it is called pumpkin in southern regions and wogua in northern regions. Although the places of origin are different, there is no difference in the nutritional value of the two; both contain rich protein, carotene, calcium, phosphorus, potassium and other elements, and eating them is beneficial to the body in many ways.

What varieties of pumpkin are there?

1. Miben pumpkin: This squash is a hybrid variety and is early-maturing. The pumpkin it produces has a relatively large bottom and is long overall, similar in shape to a papaya. It weighs about 4 jin, and its surface has light-colored spots. This squash takes about 95 days from sprouting to ripening.

2. Huanglang pumpkin: This squash is an excellent squash variety from Shanghai. When mature, its outer skin is orange-red, and the surface is covered with a layer resembling white frost. It weighs about 3 jin. This squash takes about 110-120 days from sprouting to ripening. The pumpkin is shaped like a long wooden club, about 45cm long, while its width is only about 15cm.

3. Large millstone pumpkin: This squash is an excellent squash variety from Beijing. The pumpkin is oblate in shape, similar to the shape of a millstone, about 30cm wide and about 15cm long. When mature, its outer skin is brownish-red with light-colored stripes, and the surface is covered with a layer resembling white frost. This variety has low moisture.

4. Small millstone pumpkin: This squash is an early-maturing variety. The pumpkin is oblate in shape, and the fruit is oblate, similar to the shape of a small millstone. When the young fruit is not yet mature, the skin color is green, and when mature, the outer skin is brownish-red, with obvious protrusions on the surface of the squash skin. It weighs about 4 jin.

5. Ox-leg pumpkin: This squash is a late-maturing variety, long and cylindrical, with a relatively wide bottom, and its flesh is the coarsest of all. This squash takes about 110 days to 120 days from sprouting to ripening, and weighs about 30 jin.

6. Snake pumpkin: This squash is a mid-maturing variety. The pumpkin is shaped like its name, snake-shaped; the squash takes about 100 days from sprouting to ripening.

The above is Tuliu.com's introduction to the difference between wogua and pumpkin. We hope it is helpful to everyone.