Pumpkin Seeds
About Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkin seeds are rich in nutrients important for sleep function particularly tryptophan, magnesium, zinc, and glycine. They, also, have vitamin E and calcium which may be beneficial for sleep as well.
Sources
Trytophan: (Esteban et al., 2004), (Markus et al., 2005), (Minet-Ringuet et al., 2004), (Paredes et al., 2007), (Riemann et al., 2002), (Silber and Schmitt, 2010)
Magnesium: (Abbasi et al., 2012), (Chollet et al., 2000), (Chollet et al., 2001), (Depoortere, Françon, and Llopis, 1993), (Nielsen, Johnson, and Zeng, 2010)
Zinc: (Cherasse et al., 2015), (Ji and Liu, 2015), (Rondanelli et al., 2011), (Saito et al., 2017), (Song, Kim, and Jung, 2012)
Glycine: (Bannai and Kawai, 2012), (Chase, Soja, and Morales, 1989), (Inagawa et al., 2006), (Yamadera et al., 2007)
Vitamin E and Calcium: (Alzoubi et al., 2012), (Grandner et al., 2013)
Magnesium: (Abbasi et al., 2012), (Chollet et al., 2000), (Chollet et al., 2001), (Depoortere, Françon, and Llopis, 1993), (Nielsen, Johnson, and Zeng, 2010)
Zinc: (Cherasse et al., 2015), (Ji and Liu, 2015), (Rondanelli et al., 2011), (Saito et al., 2017), (Song, Kim, and Jung, 2012)
Glycine: (Bannai and Kawai, 2012), (Chase, Soja, and Morales, 1989), (Inagawa et al., 2006), (Yamadera et al., 2007)
Vitamin E and Calcium: (Alzoubi et al., 2012), (Grandner et al., 2013)
We Got Nuts No Shell
- Cheaper bulk option, unshelled
$20.20 (5 lbs)
Other Pumpkin Seed Options
No Shell
2 lbs
Shelled
3 lbs
Shelled
12 pack 5 oz each
No Shell
1 lb
Spinach is a good alternate to pumpkin seeds because it contains similar amounts of these nutrients.