Nutrition Diet and Food Safety: How to tell if pumpkin is poisonous?
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While most commercially grown pumpkins are perfectly safe and nutritious, rare cases of poisoning from toxic compounds called cucurbitacins do occur. Knowing how to tell if pumpkin is poisonous is crucial for avoiding a severe gastrointestinal illness known as toxic squash syndrome. The key lies in trusting your sense of taste to detect a specific warning sign.
