Papaya Nutrition
Papaya Nutrition : Papaya may be a much overlooked fruit selection, but perhaps you should give it another chance. This tropical fruit is ranked as one of the most nutritious fruits by the Center for Science in the Public Interest because of its high content of so many vitamins and minerals. Once you learn more about what fresh papaya and papaya juice have to offer, it may become one of your new favorites. Serve it plain, add it to a fruit salad or cube it and mix with red onion and jalapeno for a nutritious twist on traditional salsa. Vitamin C A papaya is one of the fruits with the highest concentration of vitamin C per serving. A 1 cup serving of fresh papaya contains 88.3 mg of vitamin, which is well over 100 percent of the amount you need each day. The Harvard School of Public Health reports that vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that helps to promote good health by producing collagen for healthy bones, teeth, gums and muscles. Potassium A 1 cup serving of ...