AVAILABLE: All year.
Solo papayas have a bright-yellow orange flesh, tender green-yellow skin and weigh about 1 pound. Slice in half lengthwise, remove seeds and eat out of the shell with a spoon or peel and slice into fruit salads or on ice cream.
STORAGE: Keep at room temperature until ripe or flesh gives to gentle pressure. Once ripe, refrigerate for up to 3 days.
DISPLAY: Display with citrus, bananas or tropicals.
NUTRITION: High in Vitamins A and C and potassium. Contains papain, a digestive enzyme.

Papayas

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