Kobacha squash/pumpkin what is the real carb count?

Deb34 · 09-21-2012, 12:57 PM

I saw it mentioned on the boards so I googled it and found wildly differing nutrition information on it. Some pages say its 7 gm carbs per cup cooked and another says its 30 gm carbs per cup. It seems too good to be truely a low carb winter squash...I would hate to start loving it and then be disappointed by not being able to have it, like a long time ago, I believed several different people who insisted that Water chestnut flour was a low carb flour...NOT!

So, does anybody know the actual truth about Kabocha squash?

rosethorns · 09-21-2012, 01:36 PM

I had to go make sure what I was going to tell you is true.

Kabocha squash =1 cup cooked squash 40 cals. 7 carbs.

I love in in soup. It's 1/2 of what a butternut squash would be.

Deb34 · 09-21-2012, 01:48 PM

well, I'll be trying it as soon as I find it then!

rosethorns · 09-21-2012, 02:38 PM

It's out everywhere Deb. I live where they have all the winter squash for .69 cents a lb. Look around and see if you have farmers markets or contry markets.

Barbo · 09-21-2012, 06:40 PM

a few years ago. I tried it and loved it.

You should be able to get it most places this time of year.
It is a great value for only 7 carbs. Makes a nice mash.

MsWoods · 09-23-2012, 03:16 PM

Hmmmmm, i didnt know what this was so i had to look it up, I'm so going to try to find this. I been wanting some squash but the carbs are a bit high.

rosethorns · 09-23-2012, 04:39 PM

This thread has good info. All about some wonderful winter squash.

Winter Squash

I have 8 spagetthi squash,10 delicata , 4 golden nugget , 1 turban,3 kobocha and 6 sweet dumpling. I prefer this for potatoes , as hash, french fries, in stew. I 've made pumpkin recipes using turban, they are big and rich dark red color insude.

KevinPa tolds us all about these different squashes.

Very high in vitamins.

rosethorns · 09-24-2012, 08:23 AM

This one will help everybody.

Carnival, Turban, Delicata squash recipes

yougottaeat · 02-05-2013, 10:16 AM

I found Kabocha (japanese pumpkin) at my oriental grocery. I cut in to small chunks and roasted with olive oil and seasonings. It was wonderful. Tastes like a cross between a regular Irish potato and a sweet potato but much lower in carbs. I am not diabetic but do test my blood sugar with different foods. If I eat even a small sweet potato it spikes my bg levels but this did not!! I think it would make a great soup as well as sub for mashed potatoes.

09-21-2012, 12:57 PM	#1
Deb34 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 407 Gallery: Deb34	Kobacha squash/pumpkin what is the real carb count? I saw it mentioned on the boards so I googled it and found wildly differing nutrition information on it. Some pages say its 7 gm carbs per cup cooked and another says its 30 gm carbs per cup. It seems too good to be truely a low carb winter squash...I would hate to start loving it and then be disappointed by not being able to have it, like a long time ago, I believed several different people who insisted that Water chestnut flour was a low carb flour...NOT! So, does anybody know the actual truth about Kabocha squash?

09-21-2012, 06:40 PM	#5
Barbo Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern Ca. San Juan Capistrano Posts: 3,307 Gallery: Barbo Stats: 225/155/136 WOE: Low Carb Diabetic Plan Start Date: August 2005	I found this squash up in the Lake Tahoe area a few years ago. I tried it and loved it. You should be able to get it most places this time of year. It is a great value for only 7 carbs. Makes a nice mash.

09-23-2012, 04:39 PM	#7
rosethorns Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puyallup. WA Posts: 4,659 Gallery: rosethorns Stats: 252/140/150 WOE: atkins I eat non allergic food Start Date: restarted 1-07	This thread has good info. All about some wonderful winter squash. Winter Squash I have 8 spagetthi squash,10 delicata , 4 golden nugget , 1 turban,3 kobocha and 6 sweet dumpling. I prefer this for potatoes , as hash, french fries, in stew. I 've made pumpkin recipes using turban, they are big and rich dark red color insude. KevinPa tolds us all about these different squashes. Very high in vitamins. Last edited by rosethorns; 09-23-2012 at 04:42 PM..

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09-21-2012, 01:36 PM	#2
rosethorns Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puyallup. WA Posts: 4,659 Gallery: rosethorns Stats: 252/140/150 WOE: atkins I eat non allergic food Start Date: restarted 1-07	I had to go make sure what I was going to tell you is true. Kabocha squash =1 cup cooked squash 40 cals. 7 carbs. I love in in soup. It's 1/2 of what a butternut squash would be.

09-21-2012, 01:48 PM	#3
Deb34 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 407 Gallery: Deb34	well, I'll be trying it as soon as I find it then!

09-21-2012, 02:38 PM	#4
rosethorns Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puyallup. WA Posts: 4,659 Gallery: rosethorns Stats: 252/140/150 WOE: atkins I eat non allergic food Start Date: restarted 1-07	It's out everywhere Deb. I live where they have all the winter squash for .69 cents a lb. Look around and see if you have farmers markets or contry markets.

09-23-2012, 03:16 PM	#6
MsWoods Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Tx Posts: 8,733 Gallery: MsWoods Stats: 399/241.1/204 (for now) WOE: Low Carb Start Date: 06/22/09	Hmmmmm, i didnt know what this was so i had to look it up, I'm so going to try to find this. I been wanting some squash but the carbs are a bit high.

09-24-2012, 08:23 AM	#8
rosethorns Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puyallup. WA Posts: 4,659 Gallery: rosethorns Stats: 252/140/150 WOE: atkins I eat non allergic food Start Date: restarted 1-07	This one will help everybody. Carnival, Turban, Delicata squash recipes

02-05-2013, 10:16 AM	#9
yougottaeat Junior LCF Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 48 Gallery: yougottaeat Stats: 173/129/130 Start Date: July 1 2003	I found Kabocha (japanese pumpkin) at my oriental grocery. I cut in to small chunks and roasted with olive oil and seasonings. It was wonderful. Tastes like a cross between a regular Irish potato and a sweet potato but much lower in carbs. I am not diabetic but do test my blood sugar with different foods. If I eat even a small sweet potato it spikes my bg levels but this did not!! I think it would make a great soup as well as sub for mashed potatoes.