Papaya: how much is one of your 5 a day?
Half a small papaya is one portion, about 80g.
Portion sizes
| Amount | Counts as | Roughly |
|---|---|---|
| A few slices | half a portion | 40g |
| Half a small papaya | 1 portion | 80g |
| 1 small papaya | 2 portions | 160g |
What you get from it
Papaya is a fruit in the orange and yellow group, and is a useful source of vitamin C, vitamin A and folate.
The colour groups are a shorthand for eating a range of plants rather than five of the same thing. 5erday tracks how many distinct plants you eat over a rolling week, so a week of nothing but papaya shows up as one.
Also called: pawpaw, paw paw.
What else to eat this week
Same colour group first, since variety within a colour is easier to remember than variety across the whole shop.
- Banana — 1 medium banana
- Apple — 1 medium apple
- Carrot — 1 medium carrot
- Tomato — 1 medium tomato
- Orange — 1 orange
- Peas — 3 heaped tbsp (80 g)
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Portion guidance follows the NHS 5 A Day advice. 5erday counts portions against that guidance and is not medical advice — see our terms.