Canned pumpkin has been used in many recipes for years. It is just as good as the stuff from an actual pumpkin and a lot less messy. However, the truth about that can of pumpkin may change everything!
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The Shocking Truth Behind Canned Pumpkin Is:
It turns out, the stuff we're baking with isn't pumpkin at all…it's squash.
The good people at Food and Wine recently discovered that canned pumpkin puree, despite being touted as 100% pure pumpkin, is actually a blend of winter squash including butternut, Golden Delicious, Hubbard and others.
The USDA is lenient about classifying gourds, so it's above board to call not-pumpkin pumpkin.
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The truth about canned pumpkin may just leave you questioning what other foods you don't really know about. Do you use canned pumpkin?
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I baked and ate lots of pumpkin bread made from canned pumpkin and it tasted great!
Brittany Spencer
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