New: the Peri Planner. Describe your week and we'll build your menu. Try it now

Ingredients · Nuts & seeds

Pumpkin seeds

One of the best plant sources of magnesium, around 150mg in a 25g handful, with 2.2mg of iron thrown in.

Portion
a small handful (25g)
Typical price
about £2.20 for 200g £
In season
Year-round
On this site
12 recipes

Nutrition per portion

Approximate values per a small handful (25g)
Calories143 kcal
Protein7.6g
Carbohydrates2.7g
– of which sugars0.3g
Fibre1.6g
Fat12.3g
– of which saturates2.2g
Calcium13mg
Iron2.2mg
Salt0g

Buying & storing

  • The snacking aisle charges less than the baking aisle for identical seeds
  • Refill shops and world-food stores sell them loose for much less
  • Toast a big batch in a dry pan and keep a jar going for the week

Keep it well: An airtight jar out of the light keeps them good for a few months.

Sensible swaps

Reach for it when the week brings:
Put it to work

Recipes that use pumpkin seeds

Showing 6 of 12; see them all.

Seeded cheddar oatcakes Vegetarian

Seeded cheddar oatcakes

Savoury oat biscuits with cheddar and three seeds; the cheese-course answer to biscuit-tin drift.

35 min 4g protein