By Miyeilis Flores
May 9, 2024, 3:42 PM EDT
Papaya is a tropical fruit with a delicious flavor, pulpy, rich in nutrients and consumed worldwide. This fruit is a true nutritional treasure as it is a source of vitamins A, C and E, B complex, minerals such as magnesium, potassium and dietary fiber.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that the world produces 6.8 million tons of papaya per year, almost half of it in Central and South America.
The pulp, peel and seeds of papaya are used; in the latter we can find phenolic compounds, beta-carotene and carotenoids, according to recent research.
Scientific reviews prove that “both the pulp and the rest of the parts of the plant (leaves and seeds) have antioxidant, antihypertensive, hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic actions, which, in turn, can contribute to the prevention and treatment of obesity and associated metabolic disorders.
The health benefits of papaya are many and range from improving the cardiovascular system, protecting it against cardiovascular diseases and preventing damage caused by free radicals, to helping the treatment of diabetes mellitus and reducing blood sugar levels. cholesterol.