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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Pumpkins (Pumpkin Facts)

Article Last Updated: April 2, 2018 by Craig Smith

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Doesn’t it seem like we are experiencing a golden age of sorts for pumpkin? 

Yes, our favorite over-sized squashes have been a symbol of Halloween for years and pumpkin pie has been a longtime Thanksgiving staple, but these days there are few places you can go and not find something pumpkin flavored. 

Here are a few interesting pumpkin facts and stats that you may not have known. Enjoy!

Pumpkin Facts and Stats

Size of the largest pumpkin pie ever made:

over 5 feet in diameter and weighed over 350 pounds

Weight of the largest pumpkin ever grown:

1,810 pounds

Believed place of origin of the pumpkin:

Central America

Oldest evidence of pumpkin-related plants:

Seeds from 7,000-5,500 B.C.

State that contributes the largest amount of processed pumpkins in the US:

Illinois (90—95% of all processed pumpkins in US are from the state)

Percentage of pumpkins that is water:

90%

The only continent that pumpkins won’t grow in:

Antarctica

Largest lit Jack-O-Lantern display ever:

Keene, NH (30,581 on 10/19/2013)

Amount of US pumpkin-flavored product sales in 2013:

About $308 million

Number of pumpkin lattes that Starbucks has sold since introducing it in 2003:

More than 200 million

Bonus Factoid: Pumpkins were once recommended as a cure for freckles

Image Credit: Liz West via flickr

Filed Under: 10Things, All Stats, Interesting Statistics Tagged With: food, pumpkin

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