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Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is a plant originating from southern Mexico and
northern parts of South America and is now widely distributed throughout the
world. Papaya is a fruit plant from the Caricaceae family and is a horticultural
commodity that has high economic value.
How to plant papaya is quite easy to do. The process of planting papaya
fruit is:
Understand the
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Prepare Land and
Planting Terms and
Prepare The Seeds 02 Plant Seeds
- the benefits of papaya fruit for the body, such as: Maintain eye
health, Maintain healthy hair and nails, Restore sunburned
skin, Smooth digestion
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how to handle post-harvest papaya fruit
1. Harvesting
Harvesting is an important stage in post-harvest handling of horticulture. This
activity must be done carefully to avoid cuts and bruises on the skin of the fruit.
Because, the fruit will be easily infected by bacteria and fungi.
2. Preliminary sorting
Preliminary sorting or sorting of fruit in the field is carried out to separate fruit
that is not suitable for marketing.
3. Washing
Washing is needed to remove dirt, foreign objects and remove the sap on the
fruit skin.
4. Wax Coating
Wax coating or waxing is done to suppress the respiration rate so that the
chemical changes that occur during slowdown are relatively inhibited and
will prolong the shelf life of the fruit
5. Sorting
Fruit Sorting Papayas are selected based on color index, skin, weight, size and
shape. The fruit should be uniform in color and shape.
6. Packaging
Packaging of food products is part of activities to extend shelf life. This is done
by wrapping the papaya fruit with white polyurethane foam to keep the fruit
from bruising.
7. Transportation
The means of transportation for local markets are usually not equipped with
refrigeration equipment
PROCESSING PAPAYA INTO JAM
Destruction .3
The addition of this water is intended to facilitate the crushing
process Papaya flesh, while cornstarch to make the porridge
thicker Resulting from
Cooking .4
The ripening stage is the most critical stage, seven stages of cooking to
remove the raw smell of papaya fruit. Cooking is done at a temperature
that is neither too low nor too high. Temperatures that are too low give
rise to a low odor, on the other hand, temperatures that are too high cause
.scorch
Cooling .5
Cooling in making jam aims to make the texture of the jam good. The process
.of cooling the jam is approximately up to a temperature of 40oC
Packaging .6
Packaging is also called wrapping, container or packing. The presence of a
container or wrapper can help prevent or educe, protect food ingredients or
products contained therein, And protect against pollution hazards as well
.as physical hazards (friction collisions, and vibration)
Papaya Fruit Marketing