Then the seeds were chopped and ground into powder formand seed powder was passed through a sieve (1.0mm) before use. Fresh pumpkin was also washed and its outer skin layer was removed. The rind fibrous matter and seeds were also removed.
The flesh was sliced by a commercial slicer. Then it was dried by an oven at 50 C for 20 h. The dried sliceswere collected and blended by a commercial blender to prepare the fine pumpkin powder. The coarse powder was passed through a sieve (1.0 mm), packed in the plastic bag and stored at 5 C for further use.