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Papayas

Papaya
Carica papaya - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-029.jpg
Papaya tree and fruit, from Koehler's Medicinal-Plants (1887)
Papaya cross section BNC.jpg
Papaya cross section
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Caricaceae
Genus: Carica
Species: C. papaya
Binomial name
Carica papaya
L.
Papayas, raw
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy 179 kJ (43 kcal)
10.82 g
Sugars 7.82 g
Dietary fiber 1.7 g
0.26 g
0.47 g
Vitamins
Vitamin A equiv.
(6%)
47 μg
(3%)
274 μg
89 μg
Thiamine (B1)
(2%)
0.023 mg
Riboflavin (B2)
(2%)
0.027 mg
Niacin (B3)
(2%)
0.357 mg
Pantothenic acid (B5)
(4%)
0.191 mg
Folate (B9)
(10%)
38 μg
Vitamin C
(75%)
62 mg
Vitamin E
(2%)
0.3 mg
Vitamin K
(2%)
2.6 μg
Minerals
Calcium
(2%)
20 mg
Iron
(2%)
0.25 mg
Magnesium
(6%)
21 mg
Manganese
(2%)
0.04 mg
Phosphorus
(1%)
10 mg
Potassium
(4%)
182 mg
Sodium
(1%)
8 mg
Zinc
(1%)
0.08 mg
Other constituents
Lycopene 1828 µg

Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults.
Source: USDA Nutrient Database

The papaya (/pəˈpə/ or US /pəˈpɑːjə/) (from Carib via Spanish), papaw, (/pəˈpɔː/) or pawpaw (/ˈpɔːˌpɔː/) is the plant Carica papaya, one of the 22 accepted species in the genus Carica of the family Caricaceae.

It is native to the tropics of the Americas, perhaps from southern Mexico and neighboring Central America. It was first cultivated in Mexico several centuries before the emergence of the Mesoamerican classical civilizations.

The papaya is a large, tree-like plant, with a single stem growing from 5 to 10 m (16 to 33 ft) tall, with spirally arranged leaves confined to the top of the trunk. The lower trunk is conspicuously scarred where leaves and fruit were borne. The leaves are large, 50–70 cm (20–28 in) in diameter, deeply palmately lobed, with seven lobes. Unusually for such large plants, the trees are dioecious. The tree is usually unbranched, unless lopped. The flowers are similar in shape to the flowers of the Plumeria, but are much smaller and wax-like. They appear on the axils of the leaves, maturing into large fruit - 15–45 cm (5.9–17.7 in) long and 10–30 cm (3.9–11.8 in) in diameter. The fruit is a type of berry. It is ripe when it feels soft (as soft as a ripe avocado or a bit softer) and its skin has attained an amber to orange hue.


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