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Papaya (Carica papaya) is a tree like plant belonging to genus Carica.
The papaya plant is tropical in origin and is native plant of northern South America and southern Central America.
The ripe papaya is eaten raw while the unripe one is used in food preparations. The unripe fruit contains the enzyme papain and is used in cuisine for tenderizing meat.
Papaya is an excellent source of vitamin C and 100g of it fulfils the daily requirement of vitamin C. It contains fair amount of potassium and is very low in sodium thus becoming the fruit of choice for people with hypertension.
It has considerable amount of vitamin A, vitamin B6 and dietary fibre. It gives the benefits of antioxidants due to presence of phytochemicals and carotenoids.
Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion. Refuse like seeds and skin form 33% of the fruit weight.
Papaya fruit nutrition facts
Nutrients facts | Units | Value per 100g |
One cup cubes 140g |
Flesh of one medium size 300g |
---|---|---|---|---|
Water | g | 88.83 | 124.36 | 270.04 |
Energy | kcal | 39 | 55 | 119 |
Protein | g | 0.61 | 0.85 | 1.85 |
Carbohydrate | g | 9.81 | 13.73 | 29.82 |
Lipid (fat) | g | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.43 |
Sugars | g | 5.90 | 8.26 | 17.94 |
Dietary fibre | g | 1.8 | 2.5 | 5.5 |
Ash | g | 0.61 | 0.85 | 1.85 |
Papaya fruit minerals facts
Minerals nutrition facts |
Units | Value per 100g |
One cup cubes 140g |
Flesh of one medium size 300g |
---|---|---|---|---|
Calcium | mg | 24 | 34 | 73 |
Selenium | mcg | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
Iron | mg | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.30 |
Manganese | mg | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
Magnesium | mg | 10 | 14 | 30 |
Copper | mg | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
Phosphorus | mg | 5 | 7 | 15 |
Zinc | mg | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.21 |
Sodium | mg | 3 | 4 | 9 |
Potassium | mg | 257 | 360 | 781 |
Fruit facts: Papaya vitamin nutrition
Vitamin nutrition facts | Units | Value per 100g |
One cup cubes 140g |
Flesh of one medium size 300g |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vitamin C | mg | 61.8 | 86.5 | 187.9 |
Thiamin | mg | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.082 |
Riboflavin | mg | 0.032 | 0.045 | 0.10 |
Niacin | mg | 0.34 | 0.47 | 1.03 |
Pantothenic acid | mg | 0.22 | 0.31 | 0.66 |
Vitamin B6 | mg | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
Folate | mcg | 38 | 53 | 116 |
Choline | mg | 6.1 | 8.5 | 18.5 |
Vitamin A, IU | IU | 1094 | 1532 | 3326 |
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | mg | 0.73 | 1.02 | 2.22 |
Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | mcg | 2.6 | 3.6 | 7.9 |
Fruit facts: Papaya lipids nutrition
Lipids nutrition facts |
Units | Value per 100g |
One cup cubes 140g |
Flesh of one medium size 300g |
---|---|---|---|---|
Saturated fatty acid | g | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.13 |
Monounsaturated fatty acid | g | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.12 |
Polyunsaturated faty acid | g | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.09 |
Fruit facts: Papaya amino acids nutrition
Amino acids nutrition facts |
Units | Value per 100g |
One cup cubes 140g |
Flesh of one medium size 300g |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tryptophan | g | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Threonine | g | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
Isoleucine | g | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Leucine | g | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
Lysine | g | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
Methionine | g | 0.002 | 0.003 | 0.006 |
Phenylalanine | g | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
Tyrosine | g | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Valine | g | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
Arginine | g | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
Histidine | g | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Alanine | g | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
Aspartic acid | g | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.15 |
Glutamic acid | g | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.10 |
Glycine | g | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.06 |
Proline | g | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 |
Serine | g | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
Source: USDA National Nutrient Database
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