The tropical papaya fruit is high in vitamins C and A, as well as fiber. Just one large papaya is packed with 235 mg of vitamin C which is 2/3x more than your recommenced daily allowance. Papaya is also an excellent source of vitamin A, potassium and calcium - all of which can help look after skin and eye health. As for its vitamin C and fiber content, well it can help prevent cholesterol build up in your arteries while supporting your digestive and immune health too.
A rich source of: vitamin C, vitamin A, Vitamin e, vitamin K , vitamin B6.
Papaya, flesh only, raw
| Energy (kcal) | 44 |
| Energy (kJ) | 186 |
| Water (g) | 87.6 |
| Starch (g) | 0 |
| Total sugars (g) | 9.5 |
| Glucose (g) | 4.8 |
| Galactose (g) | 0 |
| Fructose (g) | 4.7 |
| Sucrose (g) | 0 |
| Maltose (g) | 0 |
| Lactose (g) | 0 |
| Protein (g) | 0.7 |
| Protein (g)/100kcal | 1.6 |
| Protein % of calories | 6.4 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 9.5 |
| Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal | 21.6 |
| Carb % of calories | 86.4 |
| Fat (g) | 0.6 |
| Fat (g)/100kcal | 1.4 |
| Fat % of calories | 12.3 |
| Satd FA /100g fd (g) | 0.2 |
| Mono FA /100g food (g) | 0.2 |
| Poly FA /100g food (g) | 0.1 |
| Trans FAs /100g food (g) | 0 |
| Sodium (mg) | 62 |
| Potassium (mg) | 330 |
| Calcium (mg) | 43 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 23 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 190 |
| Iron (mg) | 0.2 |
| Copper (mg) | 0 |
| Zinc (mg) | 0.4 |
| Chloride (mg) | 84 |
| Manganese (mg) | 0 |
| Selenium (µg) | 24 |
| Iodine (µg) | 290 |
| Vitamin D (µg) | N |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 0.4 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.1 |
| Niacin (mg) | 3.7 |
| Tryptophan/60 (mg) | 3.4 |
| Niacin equivalent (mg) | 7.1 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 0.4 |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 2 |
| Folate (µg) | N |
| Pantothenate (mg) | 0.2 |
| Biotin (µg) | 2 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 0 |
| Alcohol (g) | 0 |
| NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide | 2.2 |
| AOAC fibre (g) | 1.8 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 0 |
| Retinol (µg) | N |
| Carotene (µg) | N |
| Retinol Equivalent (µg) | N |