Specifications of Papaya

Papaya fruit

Papaya fruit is 15 to 20 centimeters in diameter. The skin is green at first and the ripe fruit is amber or orange. This fruit is watery with yellow, orange or pink flesh and soft and sweat tissue. There are many black bitter seeds within the flesh of papaya.

You can use the ripe fruit uncooked. Since the raw fruit has large amount of latex, it can cause contractions; therefore, it is better to cook the fruit before using it. This fruit is commonly used in Salad and Smoothie.