The Difference Between Wogua and Pumpkin and an Introduction to Pumpkin Varieties

Melons, fruits and vegetables are very important foods in daily life, and for people's lives, eating more melons, fruits and vegetables is good for health. For example, pumpkin is also known as gourd; in the national standard regulations, wogua and pumpkin are the same, but in some places wogua is the name for another variety of pumpkin. So, do you know the difference between wogua and pumpkin? An introduction to pumpkin varieties?

I. The difference between wogua and pumpkin

1. “Wogua” is relatively crisp and cannot be eaten once old, while pumpkin can still be used after it is old

2. The appearance is different; pumpkin is a little shorter and smaller than wogua.

3. The water content is different; wogua has a little more water than pumpkin.

4. The two differ greatly in nutritional composition and moisture content. During famine years, wogua could serve as very good grain and be eaten continuously, whereas eating pumpkin continuously caused symptoms such as edema and sallow, emaciated appearance.

5. The two differ in the shape of stems, leaves and flowers, and in size as well. Wogua leaves are relatively round and large, the vines are longer, and the flowers are large with thick petals; pumpkin is the opposite.

II. Introduction to pumpkin varieties

1. Miben pumpkin: an early-maturing hybrid; the bottom of the fruit is swollen and the body is somewhat long, resembling a papaya in shape; the fully ripe fruit is yellow with light yellow mottling. The flesh is fine, dense, sweet and glutinous. The whole growth period is 95 days, and a single fruit weighs about 2 kg; it has strong resistance to viral disease.

2. Huanglang pumpkin: an excellent local variety of Shanghai, also called Xiaozha pumpkin. The plant has strong growth vigor, thick stems and vines, many branches, and long internodes. The first female flower is borne at the fifteenth to sixteenth node of the main vine, after which a female flower appears every one to three nodes. The fruit is long club-shaped, about 45 cm in longitudinal diameter and about 15 cm in transverse diameter. The rind is orange-red and becomes covered with wax powder when fully mature. The flesh is thick, fine-textured and sweet, and it stores and ships relatively well. The whole growth period is 110-120 days, and a single fruit weighs about 1.5 kg.

3. Damopan pumpkin: an excellent local variety of Beijing; the first female flower is borne at the eighth to tenth node of the main vine. The fruit is flat-round, resembling a millstone, about 30 cm in transverse diameter and about 15 cm high. The young fruit rind is dark green and turns reddish-brown when fully mature, with light yellow stripes and covered with wax powder. The flesh is orange-yellow, low in water content, sweet and mealy.

Pumpkin contains many kinds of amino acids needed by the human body, among which lysine, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, threonine and others are present in relatively high amounts. Many people are confused about the difference between wogua and pumpkin. The above related introduction ends here, and I hope it can help you!