Don’t be a pawpaw, eat a pawpaw!

IN our country we call the papaya fruit, a pawpaw.

Sometimes you might have heard someone say, “You are a pawpaw!” with the implication that someone is acting silly or did something silly.

There is nothing silly at all about this fruit, which originates from the American continent. The inner flesh is usually pinkish orange, lined with black seeds within a hollow center. The black seeds are shaped similar to black peppercorns and have a bitter taste.

Dried pawpaw seeds can be ground up and added to salads or any other meal. A small amount of the fresh seeds can be eaten along with the fruit, if a slightly pungent overtone is desired, to accompany the intense sweetness of the ripe fruit.

It has been scientifically proven that a very high foods better, as it acts as a digestive enzyme too!

The fleshy fruit provides great amounts of fibre. When you have sluggish digestion and little fibre, food rots so to speak in your intestines and colon.

Then harmful bacteria thrive powerful and neutralises most toxic substances before they can cause great harm. Be pro-active and keep your colon healthy with regular bowel movements and populated by more health supporting bowel flora/bacteria. Papain may also have effective anti-inflammatory properties.

Interestingly, in nature based medicines, the seeds are used as remedies to help destroy parasites, treat infections and ease pain.

The skin of the fruit is green and develops tinges of deep yellow to orange as it ripens and softens inside. Pawpaw fruit is renowned for its high supply in antioxidants and nutrients, such as beta-carotene and Vitamin C. Pawpaw supplies a yummy supply of the phytonutrients zeazanthin and lutein (sold as supplements to support eye health). By eating pawpaw you