Ripe Papaya (Single)
£6.19
Size
£6.19
About the Product
The fruit is a large berry that is generally spherical or cylinder in form. It is ripe when it feels soft (as soft as a ripe avocado or softer), its skin has attained an amber to orange hue and along the walls of the large central cavity are attached numerous black seeds.
Benefits
The unripe green fruit can be eaten cooked, but not raw due to its poisonous latex content. The ripe fruit of the papaya is usually eaten raw, without skin or seeds.The black seeds of the papaya are edible and have a sharp, spicy taste.