Friday, November 21, 2014

Health Benefits of Papaya

Hello reciters, what's up there? Hope you guys have a great Friday. In fact I spent a great day. So, are you started eating healthy foods? Wish you are. Today I'm going to tell you some benefits of a very popular fruit Papaya. Look below and start gathering knowledge. :)

Papaya 

Botanical name: Carica papaya 

Papaya is from southern Mexico and central America. But now it is cultivated in most tropical regions as Hawaii. Papaya is introduced Hawaii in the early 1800s. Hawaii is the only one state in U.S where papaya grows commercially.

There are two types of papaya. Mexican which is the big one and weight as much as 10 pounds.
And Hawaiian which is the small one that seen in the grocery stores. It is the common type of papaya.
Few people call papaya "tree melon" or "pawpaw". Isn't the name "Pawpaw" funny?

Use of Papaya

Basically we eat papaya as a very very tasty fruit, It's juicy taste is favorite to all. It is also uses as meat tenderizer. Unripe papaya is used in some country of the world as vegetable substitute for plating dishes. But it is recommended as a food also in unripe condition unless it is cooked. It is popular as Salad, Salsa and also be itself.


Health Benefits of Papaya


Papaya is a tasty fruit and it is also a very healthy food. It contains vitamin C in a huge. It provides a large 144% of the daily recommended value per serving and it is a very infection fighter. It contains other vitamins include vitamin A   it help fighting skin disease and keep freshen your skin. It is also required for mucous membranes, vision and especially effective against macular degeneration. 13% of the DRV in folate is given by Papaya. Papaya contains a good number of fiber potassium and a cell and body fluid component that helps control  blood pressure and heart rate.

Some esseltial vitamins is required for your body as vitamin B, B6, B1, folic acid, riboflavin is available in papaya. Papaya contains flavonoid beta carotene which is proven as a fighter against lung and mouth cancers. It has many antioxident properties that is proved helpful for yous body.

Papayas contain 212 amino acids and several enzymes that is effectively good for stomach.

So guys, Papaya have many health benefits. Start eating papaya and live healthy.

Papaya Fun Facts

Spanish chronicler Oviedo in 1526 first mentioned papaya. After discovering this fruit Christopher Columbus said to have called papayas the "fruit of the angels."

So, this was some health benefits of papaya, if there is any question you may let me know. have a nice one.

2 comments:

  1. This is great additional Information about paw paw. Please do you allow bloggers to reblog your articles?

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