A Perspective Review on the Phytochemistry of Papaya and Its Nutritional Value

Abstract

C. Papaya. Linn (Papaya) is a well-known tropical and sub-tropical fruit that finds excellent nutritional and medicinal value and in fact, the whole parts of the plant i.e., fruit, roots, bark, peel, seeds, and pulp possess medicinal characteristics. Its fruit is not only delicious and energetic but also contains a higher amount of antioxidants such as vitamins A, C and E and minerals deposits such as Ca, K, Mg, Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu, and dietary fibers. It contains beta-carotene, calcium, alkaloid, fats, tannin, flavonoids, glycosides, phytates, steroids, tannin as papain and chymopapain which are commonly found in milk sap. Papaya is successfully used to treat the cardiovascular system and acts against many heart diseases particularly heart attacks, heart strokes, inhibits the diabetic disease, prevents intestines cancer in a human. Beta-carotene naturally occurs in papaya that prevents the mutation induced by free radicals in the body