Papaya

Papaya is a tropical fruit generally eaten for its orange sweet and juicy pulp The Indian papaya exporter exports tonnes of papayas abroad each year The papaya export from India has been increasing over the years due to the growing popularity of the fruit worldwide The export of Papaya is a good opportunity for local farmers and vendors to expand their business and enter the international marketplace



INGREDIENTS



Nutrients
Calories 59 calories
Fiber 3 g
Total Carbohydrate 15 g


Protein
1g


Vitamins
Vitamin A
Vitamin C


Minerals
Folate
Potassium


Fat





PAPAYA VARIETIES WE EXPORT
The Papaya exporter in India exports various varieties of Papayas including Coorg Honey Dew Pusa dwarf Pusa Giant Pusa Majesty so on and so forth India exports premium quality of papayas abroad The Papaya export from India includes the following major varieties of Papayas






1 COORG HONEY DEW


The Coorg Honey Dew variety is cultivated for the table as well as processing purposes This variety of Papaya bears greenishyellow oblongshaped fruits with orange thick flesh and good flavor Due to the excellent quality of the fruits of this variety it fetches good market value





2 PUSA DWARF


The Pusa Dwarf variety is a dioecious variety of papayas with dwarf plants and mediumsized oval fruits The plant of this variety starts bearing from 25 to 30 cm above ground level and is comparatively drought hardy Pusa Dwarf variety is very suitable for highdensity planting





3 PUSA GIANT


The plants of the Pusa Giant are vigorous sturdy and generally tolerant to strong wind This variety of Papayas is a dioecious cultivar with bigsized fruits This variety is said to be suitable for the canning industry





4 PUSA MAJESTY


The Pusa Majesty variety of papayas is tolerant to viral diseases and rootknot nematodes The fruits of this variety are mediumsized round in shape and have better keeping quality Pure majesty generally starts fruiting 146 days from the time of transplanting





5 PUSA DELICIOUS


The Pusa Delicious is a gynodioecious line with mediumtall plants It generally starts yielding 8 months after planting and yields good quality fruits The fruits of this variety are mediumsized with deep orange flesh having excellent flavor It is usually grown as a table purpose variety





6 PUSA DWARF


The Pusa Dwarf is a variety of Papayas which generally yield Medium size fruits The fruits of this variety are generally oval in shape This variety is said to be suitable for highdensity planting





7 CO1


The Co1 is a selection from cultivar Ranchi done by TNAU Coimbatore The fruit of this variety is mediumsized spherical and has smooth greenishyellow skin The flesh of this fruit is orangeyellow in colour soft and firm The fruit is moderately juicy with good keepingquality





8 WASHINGTON


The Washinton variety is a table purpose variety of papayas The fruits are round in shape mediumlarge in size with few seeds When ripe the skin of this variety generally attains a bright yellow colour The average weight of fruit ranges from around 152 kg The male and female plants of this variety are separate





9 SOLO


The Solo variety of Papayas is a table purpose variety The fruits of this variety are small and have a deep pink pulp with a sweet taste The Solo variety of papayas is also said to be excellent for the kitchen garden





10 TAIWAN786


The Taiwan786 is a gynodioecious variety cultivated for the table as well as processing purposes The fruits of this variety are oblong with a tasty sweet pulp having few seeds The plants of this variety start bearing fruits from 100 cm above the ground level The fruit weighs on average between 13 kg and has excellent keeping quality





11 IIHR39 AND IIHR54


The IIHR39 and IIHR54 varieties of papayas were developed at IIHR Bangalore This variety of papayas bears mediumsized sweet fruit with high TSS 145 Brix and better shelf life