How Papaya Enzyme Benefits Digestion?

Papayas are known as medicinal fruit and also for their ability to tenderize meat.

All the parts of this tropical fruit -- pulp, seeds, latex and leaves -- contain a number of enzymes that may help aid digestion, improve blood sugar levels and speed skin healing in some cases.

Fat Digestion

Carica papaya lipase is an enzyme found in the papaya fruit that may help digestion. A 2009 study published in the journal "Food Chemistry" found that this enzyme digested dietary fats called triacylglycerols in a lab environment. This papaya enzyme showed similar effects to natural pancreatic enzymes, which break down fats in your body. Taking a papaya enzyme supplement that contains C. papaya lipase might be beneficial for people with digestive problems due to a pancreatic disorder.

Protein Digestion

Research conducted at the University of Illinois found that papaya fruit contains an enzyme called papain. This compound has proteolytic properties, meaning it can break down the proteins found in foods such as meat and poultry. The study concluded that papain is found in both unripe and ripe papayas, but may have stronger protein-digesting activity in ripe papayas. Papaya enzyme supplements that contain papain may help improve your protein digestion.

Treat Intestinal Parasites

Papaya enzyme supplements may also help fight intestinal parasites, particularly if they contain extracts from the seeds of this tropical fruit. A 2005 study published in the "Journal of Medicinal Food" reported that both papaya fruit and seeds have anti-parasitic activity. The researchers tested the effect of papaya seeds on 60 Nigerian children who had evidence of intestinal parasites in their stool samples. Children who were given a dose of 20 milliliters of air-dried papaya seeds were clear of the parasites after a 7-day period. Further studies are needed to confirm the research, but papayas' fruit and seed extract could help treat potentially fatal parasites in both children and adults.

Wound Healing

If you have diabetes, wound-healing may be slowed due to complications of imbalanced blood glucose levels. An animal study published in 2010 in the journal "Antioxidants and Redox Signaling," reported that fermented papaya preparation helped improve wound healing in obese, diabetic adult mice. The mice also showed improved blood glucose control and reduced blood cholesterol after being fed the papaya supplements for 8 weeks

What is Papain and What Does It Do?

The term proteolytic actually means protein digesting and, as an enzyme, papain is one of the most effective at breaking down meat and other proteins, comparable to the enzyme pepsin that we produce in our pancreas. In fact, papain is often preferred to pepsin in scientific cell isolation procedures as it is considered a more effective enzyme. It is also used commercially as a meat tenderizer.

Papain works by cleaving the peptide bonds of complex proteins, breaking them down to their individual amino acids, ready for use in the growth and repair of your body.

Introducing the papaya enzyme papain into a meal containing meat can significantly speed up its digestion. It may also help with the breakdown of other ‘troublesome’ proteins, such as the gluten in wheat and the casein in milk, that are often implicated in digestive problems.

Other Papaya Digestive Enzyme Benefits Enzymes in Papaya

Some people suggest that papain and other plant based enzymes would be destroyed in the hydrochloric acid of the stomach and see no value in them.

However, other nutritional experts believe that while papain may be rendered inactive with high levels of stomach acid, at least some would continue working again once it passes through to the alkaline environment of the small intestine.

Aside from these varying views, there is often a period, estimated at around half an hour to an hour, between when food is first eaten and when large amounts of hydrochloric acid is produced. During this time, salivary enzymes and any plant-based enzymes in the food (or taken with it) begin the process of digestion. In this window of time the addition of papain into a meal can greatly increase protein breakdown.

Additionally, since papaya as a soft fruit doesn’t require much digestion itself, some of its enzymes may move into the small intestine before large amounts of stomach acid is produced. Once in our intestines, papain and other papaya enzymes can help clear undigested protein-based debris and waste products.

Aside from helping to clear bloating and flatulence issues, proteolytic enzymes may also aid more serious digestive problems such as irritable bowel syndrome and help prevent fungal candida overgrowth in the gastrointestinal tract.

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21st Century’s Papaya Enzyme is a maximum strength formula for healthy digestive function.

Suggested Use

As a dietary supplement, chew one (1) tablet, one to three times daily with any meal for maximum daily results, or as directed by your healthcare provider. Do not exceed recommended dosage.

Other Ingredients

Sucrose, sorbitol, natural pineapple flavor, cellulose, stearic acid, silicon dioxide, magnesium stearate, artificial color FD&C yellow #6.

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