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🥭 Can babies eat papaya?
Yes, from 6 months, when your baby is ready for solids. Soft, buttery and sweet when ripe. Scoop out the seeds first.
- From
- 6 months
- Choking risk
- Low
- Common allergen
- No
- Iron-rich
- No
How to serve papaya by age
6 months
Offer a large spear of ripe, peeled papaya, seeds removed. Roll it in ground oats if slippery.
- Peel and scoop out the seeds
- Cut a large spear of ripe papaya
- Roll in ground oats if slippery
Amount: 1 spear
9 months
Small cubes of ripe papaya.
- Peel and remove the seeds
- Cut into small cubes
Amount: A few cubes
12 months (1 year)+
Slices or chunks.
- Peel and remove the seeds
- Cut into slices or chunks
Amount: A few slices
Is papaya a choking hazard?
Low risk Low risk when ripe and soft. Remove the seeds.
Nutrition
Vitamin C, vitamin A, folate.