The exotic papaya fruit is rich in vitamins, minerals and nutrients. This fruit is one of the most popular fruits due to its flavor, nutritional and medicinal properties. Papaya trees are grown in various tropical regions for their fruits and latex, an enzyme that is used in the food industry.
Benefit for health
The fruits are famous for their very low calorie content (only 39 kcal/100 g), no cholesterol, rich in nutrients, minerals and vitamins. Papaya contains soft, easy-to-digest pulp with plenty of soluble dietary fiber to prevent constipation.
Fresh ripe fruits are known for their high content of vitamin C, which is higher in papaya than in oranges and lemons. Scientific studies have shown that vitamin C performs many important functions, such as neutralizing free radicals, strengthening the immune system, cleansing and anti-inflammatory effects.
Papaya is also an excellent source of vitamin A and flavonoid antioxidants such as beta carotenes, lutein, and zeaxanthin. Consumption of natural fruits rich in carotenes protect the body from lung cancer and oral cavity cancer.
Papaya is a fruit rich in many vitamins such as folic acid, pyridoxine, riboflavin, thiamine. These vitamins play an important role in metabolism. Fresh papaya is also high in potassium (257mg per 100g) and calcium. Potassium is an important component of cell fluids that helps control heart rate and blood pressure.
Papaya is a natural remedy for many ailments. In traditional medicine, papaya seeds are used as an anti-inflammatory, anti-parasitic and analgesic, effective also for the treatment of abdominal pain and ringworm.