PAPAYA FACTS

• Generic name is CARICA PAPAYA.
• Loaded with carotene which is converted to vitamin A in our body necessary for vision.
• 100grams of papaya contains only 32kcal because of its low calorie content it is known as dieter's food .
• Papaya is a good source of beta carotene which helps to prevent free radical damage.
• Papain is present in papaya which is an excellent aid to digestion,as the role of papain is to digest the protein in food.
• Papain also has pain relieving properties and has been used to ease the discomfort of slipped discs.
• Papaya is a rich source of vitamin c approximately 57mgs per 100gms.
• Papaya has two forms ripe and unripe or green ,the unripe green papaya is used as a vegetable source.
• Pieces of Papaya laid on wounds is reported to help speed up healing
  
  

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facts.

As well as fruit salad Papaya can be made into many diverse dishes from relish to Papaya Sabzi log onto www.bawarchi.com/cookbook/papaya.html for more papaya dishes.

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