Papaya fruit is available in the market whole year but the papaya production is more in winter season.The price comes down due to more availability in the market.Papaya is elliptical in shape and little sharp at the end.The stalk portion is slightly pressed inside.Papaya is small in size as well big in size like watermelon.The tree of papaya is small and can be grown in courtyard also.We can eat papaya of our own tree.Unripe papaya is green in color and when it ripens the color becomes light orange.From inside the ripen papaya is reddish-light orange and unripe papaya is white in color.Inside it contains small black round shaped seeds.In unripe papaya and sometimes in ripen papaya there is white colored latex.This latex should be removed before eating papaya.After ripening it should be eaten within two days by keeping in refrigerator.Papaya as well as its seeds have many medicinal values.Papaya is mainly from South Mexico and Costa Rica.In 16th century Spanish brought papaya to Manila.From there it spread in Asian countries and also in South American countries.Papaya can be eaten by cutting it into pieces,juice and by making making jelly.Papaya powder is also used.
Nutritional value :
Papaya contains Protein, Carbohydrate, Sodium, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium , Vitamin A, B and D.
Medicinal uses :
- Pulp of ripen papaya is very much beneficial for our skin.It contains a substance named as Papain which fights against many skin diseases.When pimples comes on face, rashes and and small boils occurs then papaya is very useful.Papaya also removes black spots.By going swimming often in swimming tanks makes our skin tan.In this also papaya is good.For all these problem take papaya pulp.Make paste of it and apply on skin where you need it.Keep it for 15-20 minutes.Then wash it with water.Do this at least thrice in a week.Due to this bad cells and dead cells are formed with good speed.Pimples and boils goes away.Black spots are removed and skin starts glowing.Skin looks completely fresh.
- Papaya has the quality of digestion.Papaya boosts the process of digestion.There is a substance named as Papain which helps to carry out this process easily.If there is problem in digestion of food then swelling of stomach, heavy stomach, gases and pain in stomach occurs.Those who have problem of digestion should eat papaya regularly.At least eat two small pieces of papaya after lunch or dinner.It cures digestion problem.
- Papaya is a good source of vitamin A.Also it has beta carotene which turns into vitamin A after entering our body.In addition to these, papaya contains zea xanthin and lutein which are phytonutrients.All these vitamins and phytonutrients are good for our healthy eyes.Phytonutrients protect retina of our eyes from harmful ultraviolet rays.The vitamins present in papaya makes eyes sharp and healthy.Our eyesight does not become weak.Vitamin E and C works as a shield for our eyes.These all vitamins protects on eyes from toxins generating in our body and also protects from harmful effects of dust on eyes.So for healthy eyes eat papaya regularly.
- Papaya contains many types of vitamins and other important nutrients to provide enough energy to our body.Fats and calories are less in papaya.So papaya is very useful for those who are on diet.To reduce the weight papaya is very good fruit.When we decrease intake of food then papaya provides us the proper nutrients to our body.It creates energy needed to our body.It creates energy needed to our body.Fibers in papaya gives us the the feeling of full stomach.Due to fibers the movement of intestines is properly carried out.Toxins are removed from our body by these fibers.So eat papaya regularly.
- Papaya cures liver problem.It maintains the proper functioning of our liver.For this take one tablespoon of papaya juice and drops of lime juice.Take this mixture daily one time daily for a month.It gives good result.Papaya also cures throat problems and tonsils problem.It helps in thinning of accumulated cough.