
Winter squash is a lowcalorie food and a good source of complex vegetable carbohydrates and dietary fiber.It is an excellent source of vitamin A, a great source of vitamin C, potassium, dietary fiber and manganese, and a good source of folate, omega3 fatty acids, vitamin B 1 (thiamin), copper, tryptophan, vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), vitamin B 3 (niacin) and vitamin B 5 (pantothenic acid).Butternut squash (Cucurbita moschata), known in Australia and New Zealand as butternut pumpkin or gramma, is a type of winter squash that grows on a vine. It has a sweet, nutty taste similar to that of a pumpkin.It has tanyellow skin and orange fleshy pulp with a compartment of seeds in the blossom end.
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