It is a gourd vegetable of round, oval, pear-shaped, or flattened form of light orange or yellow color. The taste of pumpkin is mild, sweetish. The sweetest is the pie pumpkin. Contains large amounts of beta-carotene, fiber, as well as copper, phosphorus, iron, calcium, potassium, magnesium, sodium, etc., vitamins B, C, E, PP. Pumpkin can be consumed fresh, for example with honey, can be added to salads, porridges (especially millet, rice, semolina), soups, pilaf, stew, can be used as filling for bakery products and pancake batter, can be baked with filling of rice, vegetables, fruits, nuts, minced meat, fried, stewed, and even used for making preserves, jam, candied fruit, and juice. Pumpkin combines well with cottage cheese, carrots, apple, garlic, spicy cheeses. The average weight of one pumpkin can vary between 2-9 kg.