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Fresh Golden Papaya are a grouping of multiple varieties of papayas that are typically smaller in size and average up to one pound in weight. The oblong to pear-shaped fruits have smooth, semi-thick, and inedible skin that matures from green to shades of yellow-green when ripe, softening slightly in texture. Underneath the surface, the flesh ranges in color from bright yellow, orange to pink, depending on the variety, and is tender, aqueous, and smooth, encasing a central cavity filled with oval, black-brown seeds.

The seeds are covered in a gelatinous coating and are edible, bearing a sharp, pepper-like flavor with a crunchy consistency. Golden Papaya are aromatic and have a mild, sweet, and fruity taste with delicate notes of peaches and melon.

Golden Papaya Exotic Fruit

Fresh Golden Papaya Fruits are available year-round.Golden papayas are botanically a part of the Carica genus and are tropical, aromatic fruits belonging to the Caricaceae family. The name papaya is a general descriptor used to encompass several papaya varieties grown throughout the Hawaiian Islands, including Rainbow, Kapoho Solo, Kamiya, also known as Laie Gold, and Sunrise, sometimes known as SunUp or Strawberry papaya.

Hawaiian papayas are extensively cultivated on the islands and are shipped to the mainland United States, where they supply a large portion of the papayas sold in grocery stores and supermarkets and are also exported worldwide to other countries. The Golden Papaya is smaller and sweeter than the traditional Tropical Papaya, it’s pear-shaped with a beautiful yellow gold-like skin color and a vibrant orange flesh that’s sweet, juicy, and firm. The cavity inside is full of shiny black round seeds.

Nutritional Value of Papaya Fruit

Hawaiian papayas are an excellent source of vitamin C, an antioxidant that reduces inflammation while boosting the immune system and provides high amounts of vitamin E, a nutrient shown to protect the body against free radical damage.

With no fat or cholesterol, the Papaya is ranked as one of the world’s healthiest fruits. Papayas have an enzyme called papain which helps improve your digestive health, helps break down carbs, fats, and proteins. Let’s face it, you are already eating healthy fruits from Tropical Fruit Box, there have to be some fringe benefits!

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Hawaiian papayas are best suited for fresh applications, as their sweet, fruity flesh is showcased when consumed straight, out-of-hand. The fruits can be sliced in half and eaten raw, discarding the inedible skin, or the halves can be used as an edible bowl, topped with fillings, dips, desserts, or salads.

Hawaiian papayas can also be blended into juices, fruit punch, and smoothies, chopped and tossed into green salads, salsas, and ceviche, pureed and frozen into popsicles, or mixed into soups and grain bowls.

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The sweet flesh often lacks acidity and is enhanced by a squeeze of lime juice, baked or grilled for added flavor. The flesh can also be incorporated into desserts such as cakes, mousses, ice cream, and crème brulee.

It is important to note that the seeds of Hawaiian papayas are edible and contain a peppery flavor. Hawaiian papayas pair well with cottage cheese, fruits such as pineapple, mango, lime, and coconut, nuts such as macadamia and almonds, tomatoes, avocados, cucumbers, seafood such as Durian Fruit, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, mint, and rosemary.

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Getting a Golden Papaya is one of those not guilty pleasures that will add that little touch of sweetness and a punch of good nutrition to your diet. If you don’t want a whole box, you can always get one or a couple in our Create Your Own Tropical Fruit Box.

The new papayas were quickly approved and deemed safe through the United States government for release under the name Rainbow.  In the modern-day, Rainbow papayas are highly valued for their flavor and historical significance. Many papaya farmers attribute their lasting careers to the creation of Rainbow papayas, and the fruits are seen as a healthy, nutritious superfood in commercial markets worldwide.

History Fresh Papaya Exotic Fruit

Papayas are believed to be native to tropical regions of the Americas, specifically the lowlands of eastern Central America, and have been growing wild for thousands of years.

The Hawaiian papaya industry continued to thrive until the deadly ringspot virus was discovered on the island of Oahu in the early 1950s.  The fruits are also sold internationally to Canada, Germany, and Japan.