Products

Sweet Starr Papaya

Category:

Fruit (Fresh)

Seasonality:

All Origins
MEXICO

January: Medium
February: Medium
March: Medium
April: Medium
May: Medium
June: Medium
July: Medium
August: Medium
September: Medium
October: Medium
November: Medium
December: Medium

January: Medium
February: Medium
March: Medium
April: Medium
May: Medium
June: Medium
July: Medium
August: Medium
September: Medium
October: Medium
November: Medium
December: Medium

Uses

Sweet Starr Papaya is a new variety of red papaya named for both its extremely high sugar content and star-shaped seed cavity. This tasty hybrid is sweeter, juicer and has a noticeably longer shelf-life compared to other varieties. The fruit’s green exterior turns golden yellow as it ripens. The interior fruit ranges from orange pink to bright salmon in color. Sweet Starr’s perfect five-point seed cavity makes it a favorite of chefs or the home gourmet looking to add some unique visual pizzazz to a buffet display or fruit salad presentation. Product of Mexico.

Selection, Storage & Handling

Choose fruit that is at least half yellow, which is a sign of ready to eat ripeness. Refrigerate at no colder than 55°. Once cut, this variety will last in a home refrigerator for 5 days; uncut the shelf-life can be as long as two weeks under proper refrigeration.

For availability, please use our store locator or contact us at 1.800.588.0151 and/or hotline@melissas.com.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 140 g

Amount Per Serving
- Calories 55
- Calories from Fat: 2

% Daily Value*
- Total Fat 0g 0%
- Saturated Fat 0g 0%
- Cholesterol 0mg 0%
- Sodium 4mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate 14g 5%
- Fiber 3g 10%
- Sugars 8g 0%
- Protein 1g 0%