INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Papaya ( Carica papaya ) has been introduced into India by Portuguese in the middle of sixteenth century. Papaya is otherwise called as Wonder fruit of tropics and subtropics, backyard fruit, breakfast fruit, papaw and tree melon. It has high Nutritive value and it is It is rich in Vitamin A , moderate in vitamin C and rich source of calcium . Most of us know the edible part of papaya is fruit and it is consumed as whole. Other than that we can get extra income by growing papaya. Papain is the enzyme extracted in papaya before its maturity stage. It has many uses , let us discuss more about papain. PAPAIN Papain is an enzyme found in the white fluid (latex) that occurs in raw papaya fruit. It is a protease, meaning it breaks down proteins. Papain contains substances that might help fight infection and heal wounds. Papain extraction Papain present in the latex tapped from 70-90 days old mature but unripe fruits. Latex is tapped by giving four longitudinal