Papaya Nutrition
Papaya are round to oval fruits that have a smooth and thin skin. When papayas have yellow skin and thin skin, sweet flesh that ranges from yellow – orange to salmon pink. Numerous tiny black seeds are clustered in the center of the fruit.
Nutrition in Papaya
Papaya has a medium glycemic index 59 and 32 calories per 100 gms. The contains 0.1 gms of fat, 7.1 gms of carbohydrates, 1.9 f fiber, 0.5 of protein per 100 gms and consists of 89.8 g of water. It has 1.1 of water-insoluble fiber and 790 mg of water soluble fiber, 293 mg of non essential amino acids and 228 of essential amino acids. The carbs in papaya are 5g of monosaccaharide and 2.1 mg of disaccharide.
The micro nutrients it contains are zinc, copper, potassium, iron, magnesium, Vitamin A,B,E and high amount of vitamin c.
Benefits
There are many benefits of eating papaya like it fights cancer, helps loose weight, reduces acne and burns, relieves toothache, regulates menstrual cycle, treats macular degeneration, boosts digestive health, improves immunity and heart health and effective against intestinal worms.
Avoid eating during pregnancy
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