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What happens if you eat pawpaw seeds? Safety, Toxicity, and Nutrition Facts

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While many assume all pawpaws are the same fruit, there are actually two distinct types: the common tropical papaya (*Carica papaya*) and the North American pawpaw (*Asimina triloba*). For this reason, understanding what happens if you eat pawpaw seeds requires distinguishing between the two, as their effects are drastically different.