Peel and seed and use in salsas and savoury salads mixed with fresh coriander, mango, chilli, fish, shellfish or meat. Ripe papaya is also good in tropical fruit salads and puréed in smoothies.

“Consuming fruit is recommended as part of a healthy diet, and a choice to consume papaya is a good one,” she says. According to studies, papaya’s potent antioxidant qualities are known to ...