Natural vitamins from the fruit Papaya.
Papaya is a great fruit to help fight free radicals and thereby helps in anti-aging.
Health benefits: The Papaya fruit is a rich source of anti oxidant, phyto-nutrients, vitamins and minerals. The fruit is very low in calories about 39 calories for a serving of 100 gm.
Fresh papaya fruit is very rich in vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin E and flavonoids like carotene, lutein, zea-xanthine and cryptoxanthines.
Papaya fruit is also rich in many essential B-complex vitamins such as Folic acid, pyridoxine (vitamin B-6), riboflavin, and thiamin (vitamin B-1). These vitamins play a vital role in metabolism.
Fresh, ripe fruit is one of the fruits with the highest vitamin-C content (provides 61.8 mg or about 103% of DRI, more than that of in oranges, or lemons). Vitamin C has many important functions like free radicals scavenging, immune booster, and anti-inflammatory actions.
It is also an excellent source of Vitamin-A (provides 1094 IU/100 g) and flavonoids like �-carotene, lutein, zea-xanthin and cryptoxanthin. Vitamin A is required for maintaining healthy mucus membranes and skin and is essential for visual sight. These compounds are known to have antioxidant properties; help act as protective scavengers against free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) that play a role in aging and various disease processes. Natural fruits rich in carotenes protectS the body from lung and oral cavity cancers
Minerals: Papaya is also a great source of minerals including potassium, magnesium and calcium, phosphorus, and iron are all important to proper cellular functioning and an essential component of a healthy diet.
Fresh papaya also contains a good amount of potassium (257 mg per 100 g) and calcium. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids and helps controlling heart rate and blood pressure countering effects of sodium.
Improves Digestion: Papayas are well known for their high enzyme content, helping the food break down quite rapidly without much extra work required from the body.
Lower cholesterol: Papaya, along with all fruit contain zero cholesterol, and the high content of fiber will also help lower high cholesterol levels. Click here for picture of papaya
