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Many people know about papaya, but they don’t know that there are still many mysteries in papaya that we need to understand carefully. First of all, when the papaya is cut, there may be some white mucus on the skin. This kind of mucus is the secretion of the papaya itself and can be used without worrying about harm to the body. You cannot eat the skin when eating papaya. There are also many functions and nutritional values ​​of papaya.

Papaya knowledge introduction: Papaya (Carica papaya) is the mature fruit of the deciduous shrub plant Malus or papaya of the Rosaceae family. The former is commonly known as "wrinkled papaya" and the latter is commonly known as "smooth papaya".

It is mainly produced in Anhui, Zhejiang, Hubei, Sichuan and other places. Those produced in Xuancheng, Anhui are called "Xuan papaya" and have better quality. The fruits are picked when they are green and yellow in summer and autumn. The wrinkled papaya is blanched in water until the skin turns grayish white, then cut in half lengthwise and sun-dried; the smooth papaya is cut lengthwise into two or four pieces, blanched in boiling water, and then sun-dried. Slice and use raw.

The papaya eaten as a fruit is actually papaya. It has a smooth and beautiful skin, thick and delicate flesh, rich aroma, abundant juice, sweet and delicious taste, and rich nutrition. It is known as the "fruit of a hundred benefits", "king of fruits", and "longevity melon". It is one of the four famous fruits in Lingnan. Papaya is rich in more than 17 kinds of amino acids, calcium, iron, etc. It also contains papain, papain, etc. Half a medium-sized papaya is enough to provide an adult with the daily requirement of vitamin C. Papaya is known as the "longevity fruit" in China. As the name suggests, eating more papaya can prolong your life.

Papaya Nutritional Analysis:

1. Strengthen the spleen and aid digestion: The papain in papaya can break down fat into fatty acids. Modern medicine has discovered that papaya contains an enzyme that can digest protein, which is beneficial to the body's digestion and absorption of food, so it has the function of strengthening the spleen and aid digestion.

2. Anti-epidemic and insecticidal: Papain and papain have anti-tuberculosis and parasites such as red worms, roundworms, whipworms, and amoebas, so they can be used to kill insects and fight tuberculosis.

3. Promote lactation and fight cancer: The rennet in papaya has the effect of promoting lactation, and papain has the effect of resisting lymphocytic leukemia, so it can be used to promote lactation and treat lymphocytic leukemia (blood cancer).

4. Supplement nutrition and improve disease resistance: Papaya contains a large amount of water, carbohydrates, protein, fat, multiple vitamins and a variety of essential amino acids for the human body. It can effectively supplement the body's nutrients and enhance the body's disease resistance.

5. Anti-spasmodic: The papain contained in papaya pulp has the effect of relieving spasm pain and has a significant therapeutic effect on gastrocnemius spasm.

Papaya Supplement Information:

1. Tips for buying papaya: papayas are divided into male and female. The male melon is oval in shape, heavy in body, with few seeds and firm flesh, and tastes sweet and fragrant. The mother melon is slightly longer, has many seeds and loose flesh, and tastes slightly worse. Raw or half-cooked papaya is more suitable for making soup; if eaten as a fruit, you should choose a relatively ripe papaya. When papaya is ripe, the skin turns yellow and tastes particularly sweet. The skin with black spots has begun to deteriorate, and the sweetness, aroma and nutrition have been destroyed.

2. The papaya alkaloids in papaya are slightly toxic to the human body. Do not eat too much at a time. People with allergies should eat it with caution. The reason why you cannot eat papaya during pregnancy is because it may cause uterine contractions and abdominal pain, but it will not affect the fetus.