I saw these on sale at my grocery store and decided to give these another shot- I tried them years ago and found the taste to be…acquired 😋
What sparked my interest in this tropical fruit was the highly bioavailable carotene and antioxidant compounds!
🏵Papaya contains more lycopene than a tomato
🏵some research shows that the carotenes from papaya is better absorbed than from other fruits
🏵antioxidant content protects you from 🫀disease, high blood pressure, inflammation and even cancer!
⚫️ eating a spoonful of the seeds once a day for a week has been a bit of a trend online as a remedy to kill parasites however not much research has been done to support if the seeds actually antiparasitic
⚫️ the seeds are high in omega-9 fatty acids, glucosinolates, and potent antioxidant compounds
⚫️I tried a spoonful out of curiosity and they have a really delicious spicy peppery flavour! (I actually enjoyed it more than the fruit itself 🙈)
⚫️ dry the seeds and use them in place of black peppercorns!
I ended up making a smoothie containing:
🍌¼ of a papaya
🍌1 small frozen banana
🍌lime juice
🍌 ½ tsp dried ginger
🍌 ½ tsp lucuma powder
🍌½ tsp maca powder
🍌½ tsp bee pollen
🍌½ cup vanilla kefir
🍌¼ cup pomegranate juice
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