Pineapple and papaya to fight against stored fat

Pineapples and papayas do not have any direct effect on fat.  You cannot just eat them and expect the stored fat in your body to simply burn off.  However, both of these fruits are very valuable in making your body more efficient and effective in burning away stored fat. 

Pineapples are a very good source of vitamin C.  The same can be said of papaya.  This is very important in your fight against fat because your body needs vitamin C in order to burn fat.  Some studies have found that people who have lower vitamin C content in their diet are much more likely to have excess stored fat in their bodies.  This is especially true in the long term. 

Interestingly, raw pineapples are much better sources of vitamin C than processed pineapples.  A whole raw pineapple can provide as much as 432 milligrams of this vitamin.  This translates to a 3.5 ounce serving of raw pineapple providing 36 milligrams of vitamin C which is more than half of the daily recommended intake for this vitamin.  For comparison, a 3.5 ounce serving of canned or processed pineapple can only provide 7 milligrams of vitamin C.  This is less than 20% of what you can get from a raw pineapple in the same sized serving.  Thus, adding raw pineapple to your regular diet could help ensure that you get enough vitamin C regularly which will help keep your body burning fat efficiently.

For its part, papayas can provide a lot of vitamin C too.  A single serving of 100 grams of papaya is enough to provide 100% of the daily value of vitamin C that you need.  Aside from this, it will also provide you with 20% of your daily vitamin A requirements.  You can also get significant amount of folate, vitamin E, fiber, lutein, lycopene, and potassium.  Just like pineapples, you will get the most benefit from papaya by eating it raw or by drinking it as a juice made from fresh papaya.  There are many different recipes that make use of pineapple and papaya.  You will never get bored of eating or drinking them.

Another indirect way that pineapple and papaya can help you fight against stored fat is their unique content of bromelain and papain.  Pineapples are the best source for bromelain while papayas are the best source for papain.  Bromelain is a natural enzyme that has different medicinal properties.  It is very helpful in treating indigestion and also inflammation.  It is very effective in helping the body digest proteins.  Papain on the other hand is a proteolytic enzyme.  Just like bromelain, it is very helpful in digesting proteins and breaking down other food substances.  It is also very helpful in cleaning the digestive system because it helps eliminate many unnecessary byproducts that are produced by protein intake.

Thus, adding pineapple and papaya will greatly affect your digestive health.  In the end, a healthy digestive system will make your body more active and it will make you more efficient in metabolizing and burning all of your stored fat.