Papaya

papaya sliced in half

Hex code:

#FE7A00



Chemical pigment:

Xanthophyll



Originated:

In Mexico and Central America.



Fact:

There are three types of papaya plants: the female produces inedible fruits if not pollinated, the male only produces polen, and the hermaphroditic type can self polinate its own fruit.



Recipes:

papaya smoothie, spicy papaya guacamole, papaya soup, papaya and avocado salad, mango papaya salsa, papaya and mango sorbet