The papaya is an amazingly rich source of the proteolytic enzymes. These are the chemicals that enable the digestion of protein.Papain, which is the most important of these enzymes in the papaya, is extracted and dried as a powder for use to aid the digestion, and it is often used as a meat tenderizer, the enzyme partially breaking down the meat fibres - digesting them in factPapaya contains arginine which is known to be essential formale fertility andalso carpain, an nzym thought to be good for the heart. Fibrin also occurs and this substance is not commonly found in the plant kingdom; in man it forms part of the blood clotting processe.

• it was waxy and shiny like a pumpkin or squash
• it had a thick skin we would not eat -unlike an apple
• it had spikey bits on top like Marge Simpsons hair with too much gel!
• it was very heavy (dense)
• it had signs of a stalk or stem
• its leaves pointed up to the sun
• the plant stem must be strong as the fruit is heavy
• there is yellow flesh inside the skin
• there is no core like an apple but there is a hard bit through the middle we probably wouldnt eat (after all the pineapple in tins comes in rings with no middle bit)
• the smell was making our mouths water!
• there was a lot of juice from this fruit
• the fruit tasted just wonderful!

• The edible banana is believed to have originated in the hot, tropical regions of South-East Asia. India is believed to be one of the centres of origin of banana.
• Its cultivation is distributed throughout the warmer countries and is confined to regions between 30⁰N and 30⁰S of the equator.
• Banana is also grown, in many other countries of the world namely Bangladesh, the Carribbean Islands, the Canary Islands, Florida, Egypt, Israel, Ghana, Congo, South Africa, Fiji, Hawaii, Taiwan, Indonesia, the Philippines, South China, Queensland and Sri Lanka.
• The highest acreage of bananas is in Africa, where bananas reach their maximum importance as starchy food. They are the staple food of the Buganda in Uganda, the Wahaya in Bukoba and the Wachagga in Tanzania.

• Bananas are put into varied uses in India, especially in South India. Almost every part of the plant is used someway or other.
• In South India, though hundreds of banana varieties are existing, only eight to ten have attained the status of commercial importance.
• The fruits are used for desert purposes as well as culinary purposes. The varieties like Poovan, Rasthali, Robustra, Dwarf Cavendish are grown for table purpose.
• The plantains and Monthan group yield fruits which are high in starch content and hence they are used as staple food in some of the African countries.
• In India, Nendran is grown mainly for table purposes and for making 'Chips'. The Monthan fruits, both immature and mature ones, are used for culinary purposes as it mixes well with other vegetables in delicious 'curry' preparations of South Indian house holds.
• In South India, no festive decoration are said to be complete unless the entrance gates are decorated with full grown banana plants with attractive bunches.
• In all auspicious occasions in the life of a South Indian, banana has got important place either as a table fruit or as an offering to God in temples.
• The banana male buds are harvested soon after the female phase is over and are sold as a vegetable in the markets.

The papaya is an amazingly rich source of the proteolytic enzymes. These are the chemicals that enable the digestion of protein.Papain, which is the most important of these enzymes in the papaya, is extracted and dried as a powder for use to aid the digestion, and it is often used as a meat tenderizer, the enzyme partially breaking down the meat fibres - digesting them in factPapaya contains arginine which is known to be essential formale fertility andalso carpain, an nzym thought to be good for the heart. Fibrin also occurs and this substance is not commonly found in the plant kingdom; in man it forms part of the blood clotting processe.

• it was waxy and shiny like a pumpkin or squash
• it had a thick skin we would not eat -unlike an apple
• it had spikey bits on top like Marge Simpsons hair with too much gel!
• it was very heavy (dense)
• it had signs of a stalk or stem
• its leaves pointed up to the sun
• the plant stem must be strong as the fruit is heavy
• there is yellow flesh inside the skin
• there is no core like an apple but there is a hard bit through the middle we probably wouldnt eat (after all the pineapple in tins comes in rings with no middle bit)
• the smell was making our mouths water!
• there was a lot of juice from this fruit
• the fruit tasted just wonderful!

• The edible banana is believed to have originated in the hot, tropical regions of South-East Asia. India is believed to be one of the centres of origin of banana.
• Its cultivation is distributed throughout the warmer countries and is confined to regions between 30⁰N and 30⁰S of the equator.
• Banana is also grown, in many other countries of the world namely Bangladesh, the Carribbean Islands, the Canary Islands, Florida, Egypt, Israel, Ghana, Congo, South Africa, Fiji, Hawaii, Taiwan, Indonesia, the Philippines, South China, Queensland and Sri Lanka.
• The highest acreage of bananas is in Africa, where bananas reach their maximum importance as starchy food. They are the staple food of the Buganda in Uganda, the Wahaya in Bukoba and the Wachagga in Tanzania.

• Bananas are put into varied uses in India, especially in South India. Almost every part of the plant is used someway or other.
• In South India, though hundreds of banana varieties are existing, only eight to ten have attained the status of commercial importance.
• The fruits are used for desert purposes as well as culinary purposes. The varieties like Poovan, Rasthali, Robustra, Dwarf Cavendish are grown for table purpose.
• The plantains and Monthan group yield fruits which are high in starch content and hence they are used as staple food in some of the African countries.
• In India, Nendran is grown mainly for table purposes and for making 'Chips'. The Monthan fruits, both immature and mature ones, are used for culinary purposes as it mixes well with other vegetables in delicious 'curry' preparations of South Indian house holds.
• In South India, no festive decoration are said to be complete unless the entrance gates are decorated with full grown banana plants with attractive bunches.
• In all auspicious occasions in the life of a South Indian, banana has got important place either as a table fruit or as an offering to God in temples.
• The banana male buds are harvested soon after the female phase is over and are sold as a vegetable in the markets.