look for fruit with a slightly green peel that's about to turn yellow-orange, per the experts at the University of Arkansas. You can also give the papaya a gentle squeeze; if it’s ripe ...

Papaya (Carica papaya) is a tropical American fruit that is green when unripe and light or deep yellow-orange with orange or red juicy flesh when ripe. Papayas are high in vitamins, minerals ...

Ripe papaya is also good in tropical fruit salads and puréed in smoothies. Use green papaya as a vegetable or turn into pickle. It is particularly good raw in Thai salads such as green papaya ...