A total of 20kg of pumpkin fruits (Cucurbita
pepo L.) were purchased from Giant
Hypermarket located at Saujana Impian
Kajang, Malaysia. The weight of each
pumpkin was around 1kg.
The pumpkin was cut into half and the
seeds were scooped out. The rinds of the
pumpkin were peeled off. The seeds and
rinds were then washed with distilled water.
The pumpkin seeds and rinds were oven
dried for 24 hours at 60 °C in MEMMERT
Convection Oven. Seeds and rinds were
ground using a grinder (SHARP Blender &
Mill EM-11, Japan) until a fine particle size
of 1 mm was achieved. The seed powder was
spread evenly throughout the drying tray
and oven dried at 60 °C for 4 hours. The
processed seed powder and ground rinds
were vacuum packed and kept in a air tight
container and stored in a cool and dry
cabinet.