Papaya/Pawpaw

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Storage Guidelines

Commercial storage guidance for papaya, general (not fully ripe fruit). Storage life depends on initial quality, maturity, cultivar and handling; this is not a household shelf-life guarantee.

At the cool end of the range storage is limited by chilling injury (skin scald, hard lumps in the pulp, water-soaked flesh) and at the warm end fruit ripen slowly; chilling susceptibility falls as fruit ripen. Produces significant ethylene: store apart from ethylene-sensitive produce. Source: USDA Agriculture Handbook 66 (rev. 2016).

Nutritional Information

Papayas, raw; USDA SR Legacy, FDC 169926, published 4/1/2019. Per 100 g edible portion, approximately: Energy: 43 kcal; Protein: 0.47 g; Fat: 0.26 g; Total carbohydrate (by difference): 10.82 g; Dietary fiber: 1.7 g; Vitamin C: 60.9 mg; Folate: 37 µg; Total sugars: 7.82 g. Generic reference for the stated edible food and processing form, not a cultivar-specific or item-specific measurement. Composition of an individual shipment has not been measured.