Pumpkins are available in white, yellow, grey, brown and orange varieties. Apart from using this vegetable for cooking, it can be used for carving & decorating purposes. White pumpkin has an edible flesh inside. It can be used in recipes that demand orange pumpkin, for example pies and soups. The texture of this variant is satiny and its taste is sweet. Bakers use white pumpkin instead of any other pumpkin variant. The vitamins that can be found in this vegetable are vitamins A, E, B6 and C. The minerals the white pumpkin contains are iron, magnesium, phosphorus, to name a few. The nutrients-dense vegetable can be helpful in lowering cholesterol level, alleviating depression, bettering immune system, promoting eye health, treating intestinal inflammation and peptic ulcers.