Papaya JuiceMost papayas sold in American supermarkets are shipped from Hawaii, where they are grown.
Other producers of the papaya are the states of California, Florida and Texas.
Imported papayas are shipped to US markets from the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico.
The outer skin of a papaya turns yellow or orange when it is ripe, and the flesh becomes sweet and soft.
To prepare them for juicing, cut in half, scoop out the seeds and discard and then scoop out the flesh, throwing the skins away.
Then run the flesh through the juicer. Using blender, you can also freeze and then blend the papaya spears with other fresh juices to make smoothies.
To make plain papaya juice in a blender, simply blend two to four ounces of water with the flesh of one medium sized papaya.
Papaya juice is rich in vitamins A and C and contains small amounts of the minerals calcium, chlorine, iron, phosphorus, potassium, silicon and sodium.
Its nutritional highlight is its enzymes, specially papain, a protein digestant.
It also endowed with an abundance of energy boosting natural sugars when ripe.
Papaya juice strengthens the body’s blood coagulating ability. It is a fine laxative, appetite stimulant and cleanser of the kidneys, liver and intestines.
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