Dried fruits seem like a good, healthy idea. However, many of these dried fruits are coated in sugar and other syrups, making them anything but healthy. Here are dried fruits you should especially ...

Australia has started exporting dried red papaya to the US. The new market is showing promise for the papaya industry while solving a waste problem.

Papaya seed extracts have shown the ability to inhibit harmful bacteria such as E. coli, Salmonella and Staphylococcus in lab ...

Have you ever tried dried cherries? Wow, are they good. Truth be told, I couldn’t stop eating them. I kept telling myself it was just to taste them for research. I tried not to be fooled by the health ...

Dried papaya leaves brewed into a strong tea give relief from bowel disorders and constipation. As a laxative, ripe papaya fruit is even better. Its soft pulp is packed with soluble dietary fibre that ...

Papaya has a reputation for such a trove of health benefits it’s been called the “fruit of long life.” It’s listed as one of the “longevity superfoods” eaten in the Blue Zones — places around the ...

A dried fruit mix linked to an outbreak of Salmonella in Norway contained products from South East Asia and Africa, according to researchers. From the end of 2018 to mid-March 2019, 56 people fell ill ...

Prunes are known for constipation relief due to their high fibre content and laxative effect. A study in ‘Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics’ in 2014 found that prunes were more effective than ...