Also known as papaw or papaya. Oval, thin smooth green/yellow skin, inedible black seeds. Flesh can be golden yellow or orange red. Eat fresh, fruit salads and platters, savoury salads, chutney and relishes.
Selection: Choose sweet smelling fruit without bruises and black spots, which show sign of deterioration. At times ‘freckles’ appear on the skin and these do not affect the flesh.
Storage: A very delicate fruit, handle carefully to minimise bruising. May be stored under refrigeration for a short time.
Serving suggestion: Pawpaw wedges with lemon or lime juice squeezed over makes a refreshing treat. A simple rice pudding served warm with slices of pawpaw and topped with passionfruit pulp. A thick slice can be served as a ring, remove the seeds and fill with chicken salad or a combination of fruits. Chopped pawpaw is great with tropical chicken, veal and seafood dishes and especially Thai flavours.
Try our Pawpaw Wedges with Lime recipe.
Pawpaw is a good source of vitamins A and C. One cup of pawpaw provides one serve of fruit
Serving Size: 1 cup pawpaw, 148g
Energy
210.2 kJ
142.0 kJ
Protein
0.6 g
0.4 g
Fat -saturated
0.1 g 0.0 g
Carbohydrate -sugars
10.2 g 10.2 g
6.9 g 6.9 g
Fibre
3.4 g
2.3 g
Sodium
10.4 mg
7.0 mg
Vitamin A
225.0 ug (25% RDI*)
152.0 ug
Vitamin C
88.8 mg (197% RDI)
60.0 mg
Pawpaw, raw
*Recommended Dietary Intake
Fat free
High fibre
Very low salt
Good source of vitamin A
Good source of vitamin C