Crookneck squash

Crookneck squash
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy	19 kcal (79 kJ)
Carbohydrates	3.9 g
Dietary fiber	1.0 g
Fat	0.3 g
Protein	1.0 g
Vitamins
Vitamins and minerals
Vitamins	Quantity %DV†
Riboflavin (B2)	3% 0.04 mg
Vitamin C	21% 19 mg
Minerals	Quantity %DV†
Potassium	7% 222 mg
Other constituents	Quantity
Water	94 g
	†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults, except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies

*Cucurbita pepo*
'Yellow crookneck'
Cucurbita pepo ; 'Yellow crookneck'
	Crookneck squash along with other types of squash
Species	Cucurbita pepo
Cultivar	Yellow crookneck
Origin	Eastern North America

Crookneck squash, also known as yellow squash, is a cultivar of Cucurbita pepo,^[3] the species that also includes some pumpkins and most other summer squashes. The plants are bushy^[3] and do not spread like the plants of winter squash and pumpkin.^[4] Most often used as a summer squash, it is characterized by its yellow skin (which may be smooth or bumpy)^[4] and sweet yellow flesh, as well as its distinctive curved stem-end or "crooked neck".^[5] It should not be confused with crookneck cultivars of Cucurbita moschata, such as the winter squash 'Golden Cushaw',^[6] or the vining summer squash 'Tromboncino'.^[3] Its name distinguishes it from another similar-looking variety of C. pepo, the straightneck squash, which is also usually yellow.^[7]^[8]^[9] There is one similar non-edible C. pepo variety: C. pepo var. ovifera.^[10]

Yellow crookneck squash are generally harvested immature, when they are less than two inches in diameter,^[4]^[5] since the skin toughens and the quality degrades as the squash reaches full maturity.^[11]

References

^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". FDA. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
^ "TABLE 4-7 Comparison of Potassium Adequate Intakes Established in This Report to Potassium Adequate Intakes Established in the 2005 DRI Report". p. 120. In: Stallings, Virginia A.; Harrison, Meghan; Oria, Maria, eds. (2019). "Potassium: Dietary Reference Intakes for Adequacy". Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. pp. 101–124. doi:10.17226/25353. ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. NCBI NBK545428.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Zucchetta". Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center: Vegetable Research and Extension. Washington State University. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Summer Squash". Watch Your Garden Grow. University of Illinois Extension. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Summer Squash" (PDF). University of the District of Columbia Cooperative Extension Service. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
^ Phillips, R.; Rix, M. (1993). Vegetables. New York: Random House.
^ Saade, R. Lira; Hernández, S. Montes. "Cucurbits". Purdue Horticulture. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
^ "Cucurbita pepo". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved September 2, 2013.
^ Heistinger, Andrea (2013). The Manual of Seed Saving: Harvesting, Storing, and Sowing Techniques for Vegetables, Herbs, and Fruits. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 278. ISBN 978-1-60469-382-9.
^ Decker, Deena S.; Wilson, Hugh D. (1987). "Allozyme Variation in the Cucurbita pepo Complex: C. pepo var. ovifera vs. C. texana". Systematic Botany. 12 (2). American Society of Plant Taxonomists: 263–273. doi:10.2307/2419320. JSTOR 2419320.
^ "Summer and Winter Squash". Utah State University Cooperative Extension. Archived from the original on 10 June 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.