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12.00
11.20
10.00
9.04
8.84
8.51
8.52
8.32
8.24
8.03
7.84
8.00
7.45
6.00
4.00
2.00
0.00
Figure 16.1.
World production of papaya, 2000-2010 (source: FAO, 2011).
and sodium and high in potassium, vitamin A, vitamin
C, folate, and dietary fiber. Even more papaya contains
a broad spectrum of phytochemicals including flavonoids,
carotenoids, polyphenols, sterols, saponins, glycosides, and
alkaloids (Krishna et al., 2008). Some papaya cultivars con-
tain large quantities of lycopene, which has been shown
to have an antiproliferative effect on
in vitro
liver cancer
cells. It is also considered to have a mild laxative action
and the seeds are used medicinally against worms. Papaya
consumption has increased 94% in the last 10 years in
Mexico (main exporter). The EU is the second largest mar-
ket for papaya in the world after the United States in terms
of imported quantities and the largest in terms of imported
value. This can be explained by strong ethnic consump-
tion (principally Mexicans) settling in the United States.
Nevertheless, until 2000, papaya was relatively unknown
in the EU and scarcely available. Currently, consumption
of papaya is still modest. In 2007, Portuguese consumers
ate around 0.56 kg per person per year, followed by the
British (0.13 Kg) and Germans (0.09 kg). The overall EU
Table 16.1.
Leading papaya producing, exporting, and importing countries, by quantity (metric tons).
2009
1
2009
1
Producers
2010
Exporters
Importers
India
4,713,800
Mexico
134,960
USA
156,430
Brazil
1,871,300
Brazil
27,554
Singapore
21,689
Nigeria
703,800
Belize
27,152
Canada
13,230
Indonesia
695,214
Malaysia
24,301
Netherlands
8,623
Mexico
616,215
India
17,573
United Kingdom
8,282
Colombia
263,178
USA
8,090
Germany
8,233
Ethiopia
232,400
Netherlands
8,023
El Salvador
7,070
Congo
225,772
Guatemala
7,375
Portugal
6,209
Thailand
211,594
Ecuador
5,370
Spain
5,386
Guatemala
200,000
Belgium
2,496
China
5,381
Peru
186,806
Philippines
2,396
United Arab Emirates
3,052
Philippines
165,981
Cote d'Ivoire
2,010
Japan
2,779
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Latest data available.
Source: FAO (2011).
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