Is cooked unripe papaya safe? Here's what you need to know
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Papaya is a fruit that, depending on its ripeness, offers very different properties. While ripe papaya is sweet and soft, unripe papaya is green, firm, and most notably, contains a high concentration of an enzyme called papain and a milky latex. The key question for many is: is cooked unripe papaya safe to consume?
