BIGS Lightly Salted Pumpkin Seeds

Company: Thanasi Foods, LLC, Boulder, Colo.

Introduced: October

Distribution: National

Suggested Retail: $3.49 for 5-oz. bag

Product Snapshot: Like other BIGS seeds, all-natural BIGS Lightly Salted Pumpkin Seeds from Thanasi Foods LLC are 100% grown in the U.S. Loaded with a variety of vitamins and minerals, a half cup of pumpkin seeds supplies 92% of the recommended necessary daily intake of magnesium, according to the company, as well as vitamins and minerals such as zinc, iron, B vitamins, copper, vitamin K and manganese. Pumpkin seeds also contain fiber and high amounts of Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids.

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