Post by Tim Wescott on May 6, 2004 10:19:12 GMT -5
Different types of enzymes are present in papaya.
Papain, a substance present in papaya is an excellent aid to digestion. It is an enzyme, which helps to digest the protein in food. Papaya has the property of tenderizing meat. This knowledge is been put to use in our country by cooking meat with raw papaya to make it tender and digestible. The unripe fruit is a rich source of papain, which is vegetable pepsin and is capable of digesting protein in acid, alkaline or neutral medium. Papain also exhibits pain relieving properties and the US food and drug administration (FDA) has approved its medicinal use to ease the discomfort of slipped discs (prolapsed inter vertebral disc). This is used for injection into herniated inter vertebral lumbar discs to relieve pain caused by pressure on nerves.
The celiac disease patients, who cannot digest the wheat protein gliandin, can tolerate it if it is treated with crude papain.
Papaya can be prescribed for dyspeptic patients as the papain may help in the digestion of proteins.
It is an ideal food for invalids because the flesh is easy to chew and swallow.
Healing:
Healing speeds up with pieces of papaya laid on wounds and surgical incision. A large number of people believe that pregnant women should avoid papaya as it may cause a miscarriage. Scientifically speaking there is no evidence to support these beliefs.
Papaya seeds even though have a deworming action, is not advisable to consume. A toxic substance called carpine is present in traces in black seeds of papaya. Carpine in large quantities is said to lower the pulse rate and depress the nervous system. This substance is only found in papaya seed and that too in very small quantity. The fleshy part of the fruit is completely free from this toxic substance. Hence, once the seeds are removed the delicious fruit can be safely eaten.
This low calorie, nutritive, "low budget" all season fruit must be included in your regular diet for a healthy life.
Has more carotene compared to other fruits.
Contains very less calories.
Will ensure a good supply of vitamin A and C.
Is an excellent aid to digestion.
Can be prescribed for dyspeptic patients.
Is an ideal food for invalids.
Can be used as tenderizer in cooking.
Is reported to speed up healing.
Nutritive value of 100 gms of papaya:
Ripe papaya:
Protein 0.6 gms
Fat 0.1 gm
Minerals 0.5 gm
Fibre 0.8 gm
Carbohydrates 7.2 gms
Energy 32 kcal
Total carotene 2,740ugs
Beta carotene 880 µgs
Vitamin C 57 mgs.
Sodium 6.0 mgs
Potassium 69 mgs
Iron 0.5 mg
Papain, a substance present in papaya is an excellent aid to digestion. It is an enzyme, which helps to digest the protein in food. Papaya has the property of tenderizing meat. This knowledge is been put to use in our country by cooking meat with raw papaya to make it tender and digestible. The unripe fruit is a rich source of papain, which is vegetable pepsin and is capable of digesting protein in acid, alkaline or neutral medium. Papain also exhibits pain relieving properties and the US food and drug administration (FDA) has approved its medicinal use to ease the discomfort of slipped discs (prolapsed inter vertebral disc). This is used for injection into herniated inter vertebral lumbar discs to relieve pain caused by pressure on nerves.
The celiac disease patients, who cannot digest the wheat protein gliandin, can tolerate it if it is treated with crude papain.
Papaya can be prescribed for dyspeptic patients as the papain may help in the digestion of proteins.
It is an ideal food for invalids because the flesh is easy to chew and swallow.
Healing:
Healing speeds up with pieces of papaya laid on wounds and surgical incision. A large number of people believe that pregnant women should avoid papaya as it may cause a miscarriage. Scientifically speaking there is no evidence to support these beliefs.
Papaya seeds even though have a deworming action, is not advisable to consume. A toxic substance called carpine is present in traces in black seeds of papaya. Carpine in large quantities is said to lower the pulse rate and depress the nervous system. This substance is only found in papaya seed and that too in very small quantity. The fleshy part of the fruit is completely free from this toxic substance. Hence, once the seeds are removed the delicious fruit can be safely eaten.
This low calorie, nutritive, "low budget" all season fruit must be included in your regular diet for a healthy life.
Has more carotene compared to other fruits.
Contains very less calories.
Will ensure a good supply of vitamin A and C.
Is an excellent aid to digestion.
Can be prescribed for dyspeptic patients.
Is an ideal food for invalids.
Can be used as tenderizer in cooking.
Is reported to speed up healing.
Nutritive value of 100 gms of papaya:
Ripe papaya:
Protein 0.6 gms
Fat 0.1 gm
Minerals 0.5 gm
Fibre 0.8 gm
Carbohydrates 7.2 gms
Energy 32 kcal
Total carotene 2,740ugs
Beta carotene 880 µgs
Vitamin C 57 mgs.
Sodium 6.0 mgs
Potassium 69 mgs
Iron 0.5 mg