Description

Zucchini contains many nutrients. As a result, including it in your diet may have a variety of health benefits. Although zucchini is often considered a vegetable, it is botanically classified as a fruit.

Zucchini, also known as courgette, is a summer squash in the Cucurbitaceae plant family, alongside melons, spaghetti squash, and cucumbers.

It can grow to more than 3.2 feet (1 meter) in length but is usually harvested when still immature — typically measuring under 8 inches (20 cm). It also occurs in several varieties, which range in color from deep yellow to dark green.

While squashes originated in the Americas, this particular variety was first developed in the early 1800s in Italy

Zucchini has been used in folk medicine to treat colds, aches, and various health conditions.