Pawpaw and cooking: is there a real risk?

The problem is most pawpaw are still seedlings. They are as different as night and day. Different seedlings have very different levels of nutrients and poisons. I dont feel they are ever dangerous if you eat one or two raw fruits, unless you are allergic, but dont chew the peelings and never swallow them. As @Lucky_P said and elluded to be careful cooking with them, drying them etc. It is really not recommended by anyone who has been around them much. There is a reason insects leave them alone. Maybe we crush the peels and make a organic poison from them.

A box of wild fruits in all shapes and sizes i picked.

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