Look for supplements that use papaya fruit or papaya leaf extract as the source of papain. Additionally, it’s important to choose a supplement that is free from artificial additives and fillers.
Papaya is a tropical fruit that was almost wiped out in Hawaii by the papaya ringspot virus a decade ago. The onslaught of the virus on the island prompted pioneering efforts in the early 1990s to ...
Ripe papaya is also good in tropical fruit salads and puréed in smoothies. Use green papaya as a vegetable or turn into pickle. It is particularly good raw in Thai salads such as green papaya ...