Papaya is a pear shaped fruit that is available throughout the year. Papaya is not only a delicious fruit it’s full of medicinal and health value. Papaya contains enzymes called papain and chymopapain that can help you if you’re having indigestion problem. It also contains natural fiber, vitamin A, C, E, folate, carotene and essential minerals. Ripe papaya can help prevent cancer and can also help prevent cataract formation. Papaya is also good on skin. Many beauty products contain papaya as their ingredient. Papaya is effective in skin lightening because it contains enzyme papain that helps to dissolve dead skin.
Papaya plant is not hard to grow, you can even plant it yourself in your garden to have plenty of papaya fruit in your diet. We sometimes take papaya for granted, both green and ripe papaya is rich in health and medicinal value so start eating papaya for a strong immune system!
