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Health Benefits Of Pawpaw (Papaya)

We're going to be discussing all we know about the health benefits of Pawpaw known as Carica Papaya; focusing more on the nutrients and minerals that are present in this fruit. 

Many or few of us sees this fruit as nothing more than a fruit or like other fruits but there are many health benefits that it introduces to our body, each time it's being taken. Though, almost every natural fruit always has a bunch of benefits they offers to body, but, there are the ones that has this wide range of health benefits than others. Pawpaw is one of the ones that has lots of health packed goodies to the body. Hence, the reasons why you really need to be eating pawpaw. 

It is very essential to the body. Let's go into the break down of this amazing health benefits of this fruit. 

Pawpaw otherwise known as Carica Papaya is a tropical fruit plant. The fruit is always a large berry about 15 - 45cm in length, 10 - 30cm in diameter. The fruit is known to feels soft while having a yellowish or orange flesh, when ripe.

The Papaya is native to Mexico, Northern South America, the Caribbean Islands and other tropical and subtropical regions of the world. 

It is very rich in nutrients such as energy, carbohydrates, sugar, dietary fiber, fat, protein, vitamin A, B C and K. Pawpaw is also rich in minerals such as magnesium, calcium, iron, phosphorus in potassium, sodium, and zinc. Not excluding water, for it has large amount of excess water. Raw Papaya pulp is known to contains 88% water, 11% carbohydrates and negligible fat and protein. In a 100 gram amount, Pawpaw fruit provides 43 kilocarlories and is significant source of Vitamin C(75% of the Daily Value) and moderate source of folate. 

This fruit is known to be packed with great varieties of nutrients. The table below shows the value of each nutrient, the amount of nutrients it offers to our body, per 100g. 

Nutritional Value per 100g(3.5oz).

Energy

179Kj(43kcal)

Protein 

0.47g

Carbohydrates 

10.82g

Sugar

7.82g

Fat

0.26g

Dietary Fibre 

1.7g

Vitamin A

47g

Vitamin C 

62mg

Vitamin E

0.3mg

Vitamin K

2.6g

Importance Of The Nutrients To Our Body 

Energy 

Energy fuels the body's internal functions. It rebuilds and maintains cells and body tissues. The energy supports the external activities that enables the body to interact with the physical world. It is the water that helps facilitate the chemical reactions produces the energy from food.

Protein 

The protein is an important component of every cell in the body. Your body uses protein to build and repair tissues. You also use to make enzymes, hormones and other chemicals. It is very essential for building block of bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood. 

Carbohydrates 

It provides our body with energy. The carbohydrates provides our body with the energy it needs an are a good source of many vitamins. 

Sugar 

It is an important source of energy with glucose being the most important to the body. The brain requires around 130 grams of sugar per day, to keep functioning. 

Dietary Fibre

This very important for our digestive health and regular bowel movements. It also helps the body feel fuller for longer. It also improve cholesterol and blood sugar levels and can assist in preventing some diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and bowel cancer. 

Fats

This is essential to give your body energy and support cell growth. It also help protect your organs and help keep your body warm. It also helps the body to absorb some nutrients and produce important hormones. 

Vitamin A

This is very essential for many processes in your body including maintaining healthy vision, ensuring and maintaining healthy vision. It ensures the normal function of your immune system and organs. It also aids to proper growth and development of babies in the womb. It helps the heart, lungs, kidneys, and other organs work properly. 

Vitamin C 

Also known as ascorbic acid, is necessary for the growth and development and repair of all body tissues. It is very important for the formation of collagen, absorption of iron, the immune system wound healing and maintenance of cartilage, bones and teeth. 

Vitamin E

It acts as an oxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. Free radicals are compounds formed when our bodies convert the food we eat into energy. 

Vitamin K

Plays role in blood clotting, bone metabolism and regulating blood calcium levels. The body needs it to produce prothrombin, a protein and clotting factor that is essential in blood clotting and bone metabolism. 

The above analysis is to show the importance of the various nutrients that is contained in Pawpaw, to explain in detail, the importance of the nutrients to our body. Through this analysis of the nutrients, we will get to know more about the essentiality of this fruit, hence the reason why we should be taking it. 

If you're looking for a fruit that contains carbohydrates, protein, sugar, dietary fiber, energy, vitamin A, C, E or E, Pawpaw is the ideal fruit. 

The fruit does not only contained nutrients but is packed with lots of minerals. It is very source of varieties of minerals which includes; calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron, potassium, sodium, phosphorus, and water. 

The table below shows the value of the various minerals, the amount of the minerals it introduces to our body whenever we takes it, per 100mg.

Minerals Contained In This Fruit. 

Calcium 

20mg

Magnesium 

21mg

Phosphorus 

10mg

Sodium 

8mg

Iron

6.25mg

Zinc 

0.08mg

Potassium 

182mg

Calcium 

88g

Water

88g

With our description above, we can understand the the amount each minerals contributes to the body. 

In our description below, we will be analyzing the importance of the above listed minerals .

Importance Of The Minerals To Our Body 

Calcium 

Calcium is very essential for muscle contraction, oocyte activation, building strong bones and teeth. Also very essential for blood clotting, impulse transmission, regulating heartbeat and fluid balance within cells. 

Magnesium 

It helps to maintain normal nerve and muscle function. It also supports a healthy immune system, keeps the heartbeat steady and helps the bones to remain strong. The magnesium also helps to adjust blood glucose levels and aides in the production of energy and protein. 

Phosphorus 

The main function is to help in the formation of bones and teeth. It plays an important role in how the body uses carbohydrates and fats. Phosphorus is needed for the body to make protein for the growth, maintenance and repair of cells and tissues.

Sodium 

It is an electrolyte that helps maintain the balance of water in and around your cells. It is essential for proper muscle and nerve function. It also helps maintain stable blood pressure level. 

Zinc

This is very important for the body's defensive to properly work. Plays a vital role in cell division, cell growth, wound healing. It also helps in the breakdown of carbohydrates. Zinc is also needed for the senses of smell and taste. Since its discovery in 1961 in one Iranian male, zinc has been known to be very essential to the health. 

Iron 

It helps the red blood cells transport oxygen to all part of the body. The lack of iron in the body causes iron deficiency anemia. 

Potassium 

It is an electrolyte that helps to regulate fluids balance, muscle contraptions and nerve signals. It is known that a high potassium diet may help reduce blood pressure and water retention. It also helps to protect against stroke and prevent osteoporosis and kidney stones. 

Water 

The body uses water in all cells, organs and tissues, to help regulate its temperature and maintain other bodily functions. Water is most essential to the body and is needed for almost all the bodily functions to carry on. The body loose water through breathing, sweating, and digestion. It very crucial to rehydrate by drinking fluids and eating foods that contains water. 

With our analysis above, we can understand that pawpaw is very important to our body. The above listed nutrients and minerals are all contained in this fruit, they all subjects to its essentiality to the body, due to the various potential of health values it introduces to the body. So to speak, the above described health values are very essential for the body's healthy well-being, hence, any food that contains them is worth taken. 

The Health Benefits Of Pawpaw 

•It prevents and helps in the treatment of cancer because of the flavonoid it contains. 

•It contains high level of potassium which protects your heart against heart attack and high blood pressure. 

•It gives you glowing skin. 

•It helps protects your skin against acne, pimples, and other skin infections. 

It controls bowel movements: papaya and its seed posses anti amoebae and anti parasitic properties. 

•It is used to cure constipation, indigestion, heartburn, irritable bowel syndrome, stomach ulcers and gastric problems. 

•It helps in digestion : it contains digestive enzymes, especially the unripe one. 

The leaves heals menstrual pain and is used to increase appetite. 

•It heals wounds and prevents blood clots. 

•It reduces inflammation and body pains. 

•It is good for those who wants to control their weight because it is a low calories food. 

•Pawpaw is a high antioxidants food which fights against free radicals and protects the body against cancer. 

•The seeds are used for worm infections. 

It boost immune system because it is high in Vitamin C, A, and E, beta-carotene, lutein, zea-xanthin, cryptoxanthum, calcium, phophral and iron. 

•It helps maintain the balance of water in and around the cells because of the sodium it contains. 

•It is good for maintaining normal nerves and muscle function. 

•The leaves can be used to treat malaria, purgative or smoked to relieve asthma, traditionally.

•It helps in weight loss. 

•Rich in fiber 

•Boost immunity. 

It is known to release latex fluid when not ripe, possibly causing irritation and an allergic reaction in some people because the enzyme papain acts as an all organ in sensitive individuals, meat that has been tenderdized with it may induce an allergic reactions.