Lush, delicious and bursting with nutritional goodness, Ruby Rise Red Papaya is a healthy way to bring colour and tropical flavour to your everyday recipes. Enriched with cold-busting vitamin C and chock full of essential antioxidants, the refreshing and sweet taste of this delectable fruit is hard to resist. Papaya’s tropical taste and a variety of health benefits make it a popular choice. Let’s take a look at the nutritional benefits of Ruby Rise Papaya.
1. Give Your Immune System A Helping Hand
Ruby Rise Red Papaya may be known as the ‘fruit of angels’ because of its delicious taste, but what’s more, it has also earned the status of being a ‘superfruit’ due to its unique health benefits in boosting immune systems.
A single-serve of Ruby Rise Red Papaya can provide more than double your daily vitamin C needs, and is packed with a unique bundle of antioxidants. Try our Papaya and Avocado Salad with Grapefruit to help bolster your body’s defences.
2. Protect Your Heart
Not only is Ruby Rise Red Papaya delicious and colourful, but it can also help keep your heart protected. It has a rich bundle of nutrients - vitamin A and vitamin C, potassium and antioxidants and did you know by increasing your intake of potassium it can help your heart health.
Try Our Better For You Pad Thai with Red Papaya to add some natural goodness to your next meal.
3. Nourish Your Hair
Struggling with dull and brittle hair? Ruby Rise Red Papaya has folic acid that helps improve circulation to the hair follicles and promotes hair growth and volume. As papaya has high levels of vitamin A, this can help nourish, strengthen, and protect hair.
Not only are these benefits present when eating papaya, but these benefits can also be seen in the frequent use of papaya extracts in hair treatments and conditioners.
4 Protect Your Eyes
With its high levels of vitamin A, adding Ruby Rise Red Papaya to your diet can also help in improving eye health. Papaya is also rich in flavonoids which keeps the membranes of the eyes healthy. As we age, we want to maintain our excellent eyesight, so adding in fruits like Ruby Rise Red Papaya to our diet should be a priority. Why not make our Thai Pumpkin and Papaya Soup and taste the natural goodness?
5. Get Things Moving
As part of a balanced diet, regular intake of Ruby Rise Red Papaya can prevent stomach uneasiness due to its high fibre and water content. This can help regulate our bowel movements and keep us going day-to-day - better out than in right!
Try our Overnight Ruby Rise Red Papaya Coconut Oats to taste the supergoodness!
6. Lose The Weight
When losing weight becomes a priority to your health, adding in fruits and vegetables is extremely beneficial. Did you know that Ruby Rise Red Papaya is low in kilojoules and fat, making it a guilt-free and filling snack. Papayas are also high in fibre content which helps to keep you fuller for longer and is essential for healthy digestion.
You can check out our breakdown of the Ruby Rise Red Papaya nutrition panel here.
7. Get Your Glow On
Skin is the largest organ of your body and it reflects the inner workings of your body. Adding papaya to your diet can help for tighter, brighter and glowing skin, as it's heavily packed with vitamins A, B & C!
After a recipe that’s both sweet and packed with nutritional goodness? Our Roasted Papaya with Coconut Icecream is perfect for any sweet tooth.
8. Look After Your Kidneys
Your kidneys are crucial for keeping the body healthy. High levels of potassium found in Ruby Rise Red Papaya help clean out the toxins deposited in the kidneys. As a natural source of flavonoids, it also helps in keeping the cells in the kidneys operating normally.
Why not give our Ruby Rise Red Papaya Goats Feta, Cucumber and Tomato Salad a go?
9. Healthy Joints
Ruby Rise Red Papayas are rich in valuable nutrients and contains anti-inflammatory enzymes that can help relieve joint pain and improve healing. Furthermore, vitamin C and compounds like flavonoids that are present in papayas all exhibit anti-inflammatory properties.
Our Red Papaya, Bocconcini, Cucumber and Rocket Salad is perfect for a summer day.
10. Low Sugar Content
Of the tropical fruits, Ruby Rise Red Papaya is among the lowest in sugar. With a low glycemic index, eating papaya doesn't spike your sugar level and is also a good option for those looking for a low-calorie treat.
Supercharge your next brekkie meal by adding Ruby Rise Red Papaya, it's an amazingly healthy way to bring some colour and tropical flavour to your breakfast table. Try our Papaya Coconut Pancakes which is a family favourite!
With a rich red colour and tropical flavour, Ruby Rise Red Papaya makes it easy to deliver a bundle of essential nutrients for the whole family. From digestive and immune wellbeing to skin elasticity, the nutritional benefits of Ruby Rise Red Papaya are endless! Taste the supergoodness and add Ruby Rise Red Papaya to your day. Available at Coles supermarkets on the Eastern Seaboard. You can check out more of our delicious recipes here.
