Papaya and its surprising benefits and nutritional values

Papaya:

      Do yo know which fruit is good for health,skin,hair etc ? so let me introduce you a fruit which have all these health benefits with alot of nutritional value and 300% Vitamin C.Its papaya.

             Papaya helps you to deal with weight loss,bloodsugar,diabetics and even skin and hair problems which is superior criteria for women.

Let me introduce you to the super world of papaya and its wonderful advantages.Have a look Guys which is also called as Fruit of Angels

Papaya family:Caricacea

Kingdom        :Plantae

Genus             :Carica

Species           :C,Papaya

Botanically     :Carica papaya

                         Papaya is a small tree which will grow upto 5-10 meters height.It grows in tropical countries. The leaves of papaya fruit will be large which is 50-70 cm diameterIt is native to Mexico and extended to south america.The united states of agricultural department says that 100 grams of papaya fruit contains 43 calories  which contains Vitamin C,Folate and other nutrients.It also has poweful antioxidant properties.Papaya has more Vitamin C content than orange and lemon which are citrus fruits.Why we should have Vitamin C fruits let us see ?.Vitamin C is a water soluble nutrient which guards the immune system of body and also it is the incharge of growth and repairing the body tissues.So having a Vitamin C food is very important in our day to day life.

                       There are 3 types of papaya i.e male,female,hermaphrodites.Almost all papayas are hermaphrodites.Papaya is the ranked as fourth in tropical fruit production across worldwide after banana,oranges and mango.

                         Papaya will be in yellow and green colour whose inner part flesh will be either red or yellow colour.In Australia it is called as "Yellow papaya" and "Red papaya".Ripe papaye will be eaten raw without seeds and skin while as raw papaya is used for cooking such as in curries,pickles etc.Papaya inner part contains black seeds which have sharp and spicy taste.It can be used as substitute of black pepper.

                         Papaya contains phytochemicals including carotenoids and polyphenols.Papaya seeds contains cyanogenic substance which is very good for health.Olden days Papaya leaves are made as tea to reduce malaria.People who are very health consious can have papaya fruit as it contain very low calories.Papaya contains Vitamin A which improves the eye vision and keeps skin and mucus membrane healthy.where as it contains Vitamin E,Vitamin E,B-Complex which is very important to boost metabolism.

                         

       

Benefits of papaya:

1.Helps to reduce cholestrol:

                      Papaya contains Fibers.Vitamin C,Antioxidants which reduce the cholestrol buildup in arteries.If too much bad cholestrol will be present it leads to heart attack.30 % of cholestrol will comes from the food which we intake.Thus quality of food which we intake plays a vital role.

2.Helps in cardiovascular problem:

                          Papaya have the excellent source of Vitamin A and Vitamin C.These nutrieints helps in reducing the cholestrol level in body.Fibers which present in papaya also helps in reducing the high cholestrol level.The folic acid present in the papaya helps in conversion of homocysteine in to amino acids.If its not converted then homocysteine will damage the blood vessel walls which cause heart attack or stroke.

3.Helps in weight loss:

                              Papaya contains very large amount of fibers which helps in maintaining the normal state of digestive system and less calories.Papaya also having rich source of enzyme called papian which helps in increasing the metabolism thereby reduce the weight.

 4.Helps to protect against arthrisis:

                            One researcher suggest that having a higher dose of Vitamin C helps in reducing the arthrisis problem.Each papaya is good for bones and it contains anti-inflammatory properties along with Vitamin C.A study published of diseases shows that people who consumed low in Vitamin C is three times more likely to have arthrisis.

 5.Cancer reduction:

                             The nutrients in papaya such as Vitamin C,Vitamin E,Folate,Beta carotene will helps in reducing the colon cancer.The fibers present in papaya will bind the cancer causing toxins into colon cells.The nutrients in papaya work together and protect colon cells from free radicals.Papaya is good source of lycopene which helps to reduce cancer which present mostly in men.

6.Papaya for skin and hair:

                               Vitamin A present in papaya is essential to maintain healthy hair.Vitamin A will produce sebum which is very much essential for healthy and silky hair.Papaya is also used to reduce dandraff.Papaya contains enzyme called papain which will helps for skin whitening.The papain enzyme will have maximum concentration just under peel of unripe papaya.It also conntains Vitamin A,Vitamin E,Folate,magnesium,potassium which is very much essential for healthy skin and hair.

7.Helps for eye vision:

                      Studies shows that consuming a cup of papaya per day will reduce the mascular degeneration which is main cause of loss of vision as it contains beta-carotene and antioxidants properties.The betacarotene will be converted in to Vitamin A which is very good for eye vision.

Nutritional value of per 100 Grams papaya:

         Nutritions                 % Daily Value

• Total Fat 0.3 g                    0%

• Saturated fat 0.1g               0%

• Polyunsaturated fat 0.1g     0%

• Monounsaturated fat 0.1g   0%

• Cholestrol 0mg                   0%

• Sodium 8 mg                     0%

• Potassium 182 mg             5%

• Total Carbohydrate 11g      3%

•     Dietary fiber 1.7 g        6%

•     Sugar 8 g                      0%

•     Protein 0.5 g                 1%

•     Vitamin A                     19%

•     Vitamin C                     101%

•     Calcium                        2%

•     Iron                               1%

•     Vitamin D                     0%

•     Vitamin B-6                  0%

•     Vitamin B-12                0%

•     Magnesium                   5%