of ripe papaya has been proven to cause miscarriage. The evidence concerning pregnancy is limited, and much of the experimental evidence involves animals or concentrated latex rather than ordinary servings of ripe fruit.
Nevertheless, because pregnancy is a situation where unnecessary risks should be avoided, pregnant people should discuss unripe or semi-ripe papaya with their healthcare professional.
What About Latex Allergy?
Papaya contains proteins associated with latex-fruit cross-reactivity.
Recent European food-safety assessments of papain and related enzymes from unripe papaya latex identify papain and chymopapain as known allergens and conclude
