Northern limit of papaya growing is Okinawa Island. Many years ago, Okinawa
has difficulty to secure food due to bad weather conditions, and the local
government introduces Papaya as quick harvesting fruits. Since then, people
eat green papaya as vegetable in salad, soup or frying with pork meat called
"champloo".
Okinawa is known as "Island of longevity " and frequent eating of green papaya may be the one of its secrets.
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Yonaguni Island is western border of Japan and one hundred (100) kilometers east of Taiwan. It is upheaval coral island and the population is only less than two thousand (2,000). But, it has mountain, river and rice filed. It is also known as "Herb Island" that many wild plants can be used for natural medicines.
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At present, most of Okinawa’s papaya is grown in green house to avoid
strong typhoons. But in Yonaguni, papaya grows wild around the mountain
which preserves strong enzymes. The soil in island is very fertile and
papaya reaches more than ten (10) meters tall and bears several tens of
fruits without any chemical or organic fertilizers.
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Papaya's Efficacies
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Green papaya's efficacies are reported as follows;
1) Assist digestion of food with high calorific value such as
meats.
2) Decompose left over in the intestine.
3) Improve diabetic conditions
by improving stomach functions.
4) Prevent forming thrombus in blood vessel.
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The doctors are now alarming people with the "metabolic syndrome"
which increases the risk of heart and other diseases.
It is time to rediscover green papaya's goodness which may help reducing the metabolic problems.
Green Papaya is the vegetable of 21st century.
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Enzymes in processed food
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Because of easy cooking, long preservation period and good taste, so many kinds of processed foods are available in the market.
But, there are no live enzymes contained and also food preservative, coloring and artificial flavors are used.
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People may believe "fruits contain so many enzymes". When fruits started to ripe, enzymes will be varnished quickly and most of unripe fruits are difficult to eat.
Green papaya can be eaten raw as vegetable salad like in Vietnam's, and will give all the important enzymes for metabolism.
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