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Butternut squash
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 tan-yellow skin and orange fleshy pulp with a compartment of seeds in the blossom end. when ripe, it turns increasingly deep orange, and becomes sweeter and richer. it is a good source of fiber, vitamin c, magnesium, and potassium; and it is a source of vitamin a. although botanically a fruit (specifically, a berry), butternut squash is used culinarily as a vegetable that can be roasted, sautéed, toasted, puréed for soups such as squash soup, or mashed to be used in casser...
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