Papaya is a delicious fruit and vegetable contains Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Vitamin K as well as potassium, magnesium, protein carotene and natural fiber. But not only in papaya, its seeds also have many qualities. Although its taste and smell a bit intense. Papaya seeds are full of phenolic and floboyed substances. It contains proteins, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus.
Papaya Is Delicious and Loaded With Nutrients
Papaya is the fruit of the Carica papaya plant.
Christopher Columbus reportedly called it "fruit of the angels" because it tasted so good.
The papaya originated in Central America and Southern Mexico, but is now grown in many other parts of the world.
Papaya contains an enzyme called papain, which can break down the tough protein chains found in muscle meat. Because of this, people have used papaya to tenderize meat for thousands of years.
If the papaya is ripe, it can be eaten raw. However, unripe papaya should always be cooked before eating, especially during pregnancy. That's because the unripe fruit has a high latex content, which can stimulate contractions (1).
Papayas are shaped similar to a pear, and can be up to 20 inches long. The skin is green when unripe, and orange when ripe. The flesh inside is yellow, orange or red.
The fruit also has many black seeds seeds inside the center. These are edible, but do have a bitter flavor.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/8-proven-papaya-benefits#section1
Green papaya is used as vegetable, ripe papaya as fruit. But seeds are not consumed as any of these. These are used as medicine by some ethnic people.
Thank you Dr. Mohamed G. E. Gadallah and Dr.Shibabrata Pattanayak for your answer. In Bangladesh we use widely papaya as a fruit and vegetable but some people they use white papaya seed smash as a food rarely.
As mentioned earlier, green papaya is used as a vegetable and the ripe one is eaten as such like a fruit.
Papaya is used, both in green and in ripe form, as a medicine in stomach problem. This is most probably due to the presence of the enzyme, mentioned earlier by Dr. Gadallah. Some people believe it to be able to control weight. Whether this is a myth or not, at least I do not know.
I look forward to knowing about the usage of the seeds in course of further discussions on this topic.
7 Surprising Health Benefits of Papaya Seeds
1. Papaya Seeds for Worms and Other Parasitic Infection.
2. Papaya Seed Treatment for Liver Cirrhosis
3. Fighting Bacterial Infections and Treating Food Poisoning
4. Combating Candida Yeast Overgrowth
5. Treating Viral Infections
6. Protecting Your Kidneys
7. Better Digestion with Papaya Seeds
http://superfoodprofiles.com/health-benefits-papaya-seeds
Thank you Dr. Zheng Feei Ma for your answer. Seeking more about papaya seeds benefit for feeding purposes!!
Please have a look at this useful RG link.
Article The surprising health benefits of papaya seeds: A review
Papaya Seeds Can Help Fight Infections. Studies show that papaya seeds can destroy certain types of fungi and parasites
Kindly follow this link for more details
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/papaya-seeds
Indeed Dear Salma Akter
Papaya seeds are beneficial for gastric ulcer. In Spanish, some countries call it lechosa.
Article Carica papaya (Paw-Paw) Unripe Fruit May Be Beneficial in Ulcer
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/papaya-seeds#nutrition
The benefits of different types of food are relative. As the wise saying goes, " A man's meat is another man's poison". Something which is good for me might not be good for you.
Papaya seeds contain a variety of essential micronutrients. They're especially high in polyphenols and flavonoids, these two compounds that act as antioxidants to help promote better health.
Papaya seeds are a good source of many important nutrients, including antioxidants, monounsaturated fats and fiber.
Dear Arvind Singh, Chinaza Godswill Awuchi P. Contreras, Reza Biria, Sunil Kumar for your valuable contribution.
Dear Dr Salma
papaya seed powder. Toxic reactions include; erratic movement, air gulping, loss of reflex, molting and discoloration. Maximum admissible toxicant concentrations ranged from 0.1 to 1.29 mg/L (confidence level: 22 - 78.8%).
Reference:
Toxicity of pawpaw (Carica papaya) seed powder to ...
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In Brazil, the more traditional populations use it as a laxative, I don't know much of the seed's potential.
Já ouvi dizer que pode ser usado como vermifugo.
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