Papaya is a tropical fruit high in vitamins A, C and dietary fibre. It is rich in many healthy plant compounds. Papaya also contains an enzyme called papain, used to tenderize meat. Papaya is very high in carotenoids that can reduce inflammation. There is a growing body of emerging evidence that Papaya lowers the risk of many serious diseases such as cancer and heart disease.

Coco Tusker supplies Papaya in both fresh and dehydrated forms.

Like most tropical fruit Papaya can be used either as a fresh fruit or as part of a mixture with other fruits in drinks, jams and fruit salads.