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ReviewFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Pumpkin Seed Proteins: The Potentially Alternative Protein Supplements for Food Applications.

Yufeng Xie, Yutong Wang, Xin Jin, Xinyi Zhang, Rui Yang

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Review in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Yufeng XieCollege of Food Science and Engineering, Harbin University, Harbin 150086, China.
Yutong WangCollege of Food Science and Engineering, Harbin University, Harbin 150086, China.
Xin JinCollege of Food Science and Engineering, Harbin University, Harbin 150086, China.
Xinyi ZhangCollege of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.
Rui YangCollege of Food Science and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China.

Funding

Liquor Making Biological Technology and Application of Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province NJ2024-04the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin City, China 23JCZDJC00610
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pumpkin seed proteins are underutilized plant proteins with a balanced content of essential amino acids and health benefits. Benefit from the functional properties and low-cost character, pumpkin seed proteins exhibit great potential for applications as alternative food ingredients. This paper reviews the composition of pumpkin seed proteins, as well as the extraction methods, including the alkaline method, ultrasonic-assisted method, and enzymatic-assisted approach. Functional properties of pumpkin seed proteins, such as solubility, foamability, gelling, and emulsification, are described. Additionally, several modification methods were emphasized to enhance the functionality of pumpkin seed proteins, including physical, chemical, enzymatic, and combined approaches. Food applications of pumpkin seed proteins, including food packaging films, meat analogs, carriers, protein supplements, and functional food additives, are also systematically introduced. Finally, the challenges and solutions that limit the widespread utilization of pumpkin seed proteins are discussed.

Indexed as

applicationsfunctional propertiesmodificationplant proteinpumpkin seed protein

Identifiers

PMID41300124
PMCPMC12652233

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