Botanical
Papaya
Papaya is the fruit of Carica papaya. It supplies vitamin C and fiber, and the unripe fruit is a source of the enzyme papain.
Can the preparations be substituted?
The digestive trial used a liquid papaya preparation, while the older-adult studies used fermented papaya at 9 g daily. Their results do not establish interchangeable doses across fruit, extracts, and fermented products. 1 2 3
Sources
- Papaya preparation (Caricol) in digestive disorders Neuro Endocrinology Letters, 2013
- Nutraceutical supplementation: effect of a fermented papaya preparation on redox status and DNA damage in healthy elderly individuals and relationship with GSTM1 genotype Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 2006
- Effects of Fermented Papaya Preparation (FPP) on Safety Outcomes in Older Adults: A Short Report of a Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial Journal of Frailty and Aging, 2018