Styrian oil pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo var. styriaca) is a cultivated form of the garden pumpkin with hull-less, oil-rich seeds, bred specifically for oil production.
In the context of Styrian pumpkin seed oil: The Styrian oil pumpkin is the only pumpkin from which PGI-protected Styrian pumpkin seed oil may be produced. The hull-less seeds allow direct further processing without an elaborate peeling step. The fruit itself is edible but is grown primarily for its seeds.
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