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Re: Consider the Pawpaw

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Post by pbhjpbhj »

jmbwell wrote: post #4

Or the prickly pear If you prick a raw paw, next time beware! Don’t pick a prickly pear by the paw, when you pick a pear try to use the claw! But you don’t need to use the paw when you pick a pear of the big pawpaw Have I given you a clue?

Do paw-paw give bears/non-human mammals any health problems (see Parkinson's discussion elsewhere)?

(I see down thread that the paw-paw of Disney's Jungle Book would not be the paw-paw discussed here, I think? Baloo was a Sloth Bear, I think and I don't think they have those in N. America??)

Re: Consider the Pawpaw

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Post by throwawaygal7 »

Footkerchief wrote: post #11
6177c40f wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Probably not a huge issue as long as you only eat it every so often. But I wonder about the possibility of producing varieties of pawpaw (or soursop or other related Annonas) that don't produce annonacin. Probably could be done with genetic engineering, or much more slowly with selective breeding. Given that there are places where people consume Annonas very often, and that this may lead to alarmingly high rates of p…

The evidence we have for safety of low-level consumption doesn't look great. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7691614/ "The paucity of adequate studies, particularly related to long‐term use of A. muricata supplements, currently does not allow the establishment of a safe intake level." https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10092620/ "Cognitive performance assessed with the MDRS worsens above a cumu…

This study is of a small island population.

Re: Consider the Pawpaw

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Post by dvh »

When I've tried to search what does pawpaw tastes like the two most specific descriptions I could find was "mild pawpaw taste" and "not banana".

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Post by jonah »

ActionHank wrote: post #18
intuitionist wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Fortunately you’ve gotta work pretty hard for chronic use, since it’s only available for a couple months out of the year. This is definitely a concern if they ever do develop a pawpaw industry, though.

This depends on where you live. I've lived in a country where it was available year round, grew like a weed in gardens, and was eaten on the regular by many people I know.

The fruit being discussed is endemic to a portion of the southeast United States.

https://www.fs.usda.gov/nrs/atlas/tree/v3/367

You may be thinking of a relative like the soursop which does have a broader range.

Re: Consider the Pawpaw

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Post by jonah »

ronniefalcon wrote: post #12

Very nice when they are good but in my experience, somewhat like an avocado, they tend to turn extremely quickly and once they are on the way out, they are _not good_

For others, they're often described as tasting like banana custard or mango. Rich and creamy flesh with favs bean sized black seeds.

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Post by zztop44 »

jonah wrote: post #25
ActionHank wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This depends on where you live. I've lived in a country where it was available year round, grew like a weed in gardens, and was eaten on the regular by many people I know.

The fruit being discussed is endemic to a portion of the southeast United States. https://www.fs.usda.gov/nrs/atlas/tree/v3/367 You may be thinking of a relative like the soursop which does have a broader range.

The person you’re replying to probably assumed (as I did) that the article was about papaya, which is called pawpaw in some parts of the world. They will probably be relieved (as am I) to find out it’s about an unrelated fruit.

Re: Consider the Pawpaw

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Post by ActionHank »

zztop44 wrote: post #27
jonah wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The fruit being discussed is endemic to a portion of the southeast United States. https://www.fs.usda.gov/nrs/atlas/tree/v3/367 You may be thinking of a relative like the soursop which does have a broader range.

The person you’re replying to probably assumed (as I did) that the article was about papaya, which is called pawpaw in some parts of the world. They will probably be relieved (as am I) to find out it’s about an unrelated fruit.

You're on the money there, phew.

Re: Consider the Pawpaw

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Post by ubj »

jmbwell wrote: post #4

Or the prickly pear If you prick a raw paw, next time beware! Don’t pick a prickly pear by the paw, when you pick a pear try to use the claw! But you don’t need to use the paw when you pick a pear of the big pawpaw Have I given you a clue?

Glad someone brought up this reference :) This is what I thought of too.

(https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5dhSdnDb3tk&t=1m14s)

Re: Consider the Pawpaw

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Post by [deleted] »

Footkerchief wrote: post #5

Missing mention of pawpaw's annonacin content, which causes Parkinsonism. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22130466/ "Pawpaw fruit contains a high concentration of annonacin, which is toxic to cortical neurons." https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/integrative-medicine/herbs... "Pawpaw fruit contains high concentrations of annonacin, which is toxic to nerve cells. In addition there have been case reports of possibly rela…

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