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PLU 3111


Red-Fleshed (Solo Sunrise) Papaya/Pawpaw

"Red-fleshed papaya"

A papaya/pawpaw market type identified as Red-Fleshed (Solo Sunrise).

Also known as

(No data)

Botanical name

Carica papaya

Red-Fleshed (Solo Sunrise) Papaya/Pawpaw illustration
Quick Facts

Product Details

PLU Code

3111

4-digit conventional code

Category

Fruits

Papaya/Pawpaw › All Sizes

Origin

Southern Mexico, Venezuela

Temperature

7 to 13°C (45 to 55°F)

Shelf Life

Not established

Status

Approved

About Red-Fleshed (Solo Sunrise) Papaya/Pawpaw

The supplied market-type name does not establish cultivar pedigree or other cultivar-specific traits.

Nutrition Information

Papayas, raw; USDA SR Legacy, FDC 169926, published 4/1/2019. Per 100 g edible portion, approximately: Energy: 43 kcal; Protein: 0.47 g; Fat: 0.26 g; Total carbohydrate (by difference): 10.82 g; Dietary fiber: 1.7 g; Vitamin C: 60.9 mg; Folate: 37 µg; Total sugars: 7.82 g. Generic reference for the stated edible food and processing form, not a cultivar-specific or item-specific measurement. Composition of an individual shipment has not been measured.

Storage & Handling

Commercial storage guidance for papaya, general (not fully ripe fruit). Storage life depends on initial quality, maturity, cultivar and handling; this is not a household shelf-life guarantee.

Temperature

7 to 13°C (45 to 55°F)

Humidity

90-95%

Packaging

Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) or polythene-lined boxes

Storage Notes: At the cool end of the range storage is limited by chilling injury (skin scald, hard lumps in the pulp, water-soaked flesh) and at the warm end fruit ripen slowly; chilling susceptibility falls as fruit ripen. Produces significant ethylene: store apart from ethylene-sensitive produce. Source: USDA Agriculture Handbook 66 (rev. 2016).

Source: USDA Agriculture Handbook 66 (rev. 2016), pp. 447-452.

Applies to: papaya, general (not fully ripe fruit).

Not verified by this source: packaging (retained from earlier enrichment).

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Details

Commodity Keypapaya-pawpaw
VarietyRed-Fleshed (Solo Sunrise)
CreatedDecember 1999
Last UpdatedOctober 2026

PLU Reference

4-digit codes: Conventional produce

93000-94999: Organic form of an assigned 3000-4999 code

83000 series: Future conventional assignments

84000 series: Corresponding future organic assignments

Prefix 8: Has no standalone GMO significance

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