Collection: Papaya (Carica Papaya) – Bulk Fruit, Seed, Leaf, Extracts, Oils & Powders

Wholesale Papaya in every format your formulation needs — sourced, processed, and shipped worldwide by TheWholesalerCo.

Papaya (Carica papaya), the tropical "fruit of the angels," is one of the most functionally diverse plants in the natural products world — with three distinct commercial value streams built into a single botanical. The unripe green fruit is the source of papain, one of the most commercially important proteolytic enzymes in food, nutraceutical, and cosmetic science. The seeds carry a unique profile of benzyl isothiocyanate and carpaine alkaloids, with a growing role in gut-health and traditional medicine. And the leaves have become a global nutraceutical category of their own, driven by sustained research interest in platelet support and dengue-recovery applications. Add the ripe fruit's carotenoids, vitamin C, and natural AHAs, and papaya earns a place in everything from digestive enzymes to exfoliating serums. Whether you're developing a papain enzyme blend, a platelet-support leaf extract capsule, a natural AHA brightening serum, or a freeze-dried functional food, TheWholesalerCo offers Papaya in every format the modern formulator needs — from whole dried leaf and seed to supercritical CO2 extracts.

Not sure which form fits your product? Here's a quick guide to help you choose.

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Whole Papaya (Dried Leaf, Seed & Fruit)

Cleaned, carefully dried Carica papaya leaves, seeds, and fruit slices — sourced and processed as separate raw materials, each suited to different applications. Leaves are the workhorse for platelet-support nutraceuticals; seeds carry the plant's distinctive pungent alkaloid and isothiocyanate fraction; unripe fruit is the starting point for papain extraction. Ideal for contract manufacturers, enzyme producers, extractors, and Ayurvedic formulators working directly from source material.

Papaya Leaf Powder

Finely milled, shade-dried Carica papaya leaf powder, mesh-graded to your specification. A workhorse ingredient for capsules, tablets, platelet-support nutraceuticals, dengue-recovery formulations, and traditional herbal blends. Shade-drying preserves the leaf's chlorophyll, carpaine alkaloid fraction, and heat-sensitive phytochemistry. Shelf-stable, cost-effective, and the simplest way to deliver papaya leaf's full phytochemical profile in a single ingredient.

Papaya Fruit Powder

Finely milled papaya fruit powder (from ripe or semi-ripe fruit, depending on specification), mesh-graded to your requirements. Used in functional beverages, smoothie blends, digestive enzyme formulations, and instant drink systems. A natural source of papain, vitamin C, and carotenoids in a shelf-stable format.

Freeze-Dried Papaya Powder

Produced using lyophilization to preserve papaya's heat-sensitive enzymes, vitamin C, carotenoids, and native phytochemistry. Dramatically brighter in color, cleaner in flavor, and significantly higher in retained actives (including residual enzyme activity) than conventionally dried powder. The premium choice for digestive enzyme nutraceuticals, functional foods, effervescent tablets, smoothie blends, and clean-label brands where natural enzyme content and fresh flavor are front-of-pack claims.

Papaya Seed Powder

Finely milled Carica papaya seed powder, retaining the seeds' characteristic peppery, pungent profile. Used in specialty nutraceuticals, traditional gut-health formulations, and culinary applications as a natural alternative to black pepper. Available in multiple mesh grades on request.

Papain (Purified Enzyme)

The iconic proteolytic enzyme extracted from unripe Carica papaya fruit — one of the most commercially important plant enzymes in food processing, meat tenderizing, brewing, leather softening, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetic formulation. Available in multiple activity grades (measured in USP or NF units) to suit food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical applications. Supplied with full enzyme activity assay and specification sheets.

Papaya Leaf Extract (Solvent-Based)

Concentrated powdered extract from papaya leaves, standardized to total polyphenols, carpaine, or specific markers on request. The industry-benchmark form for platelet-support and dengue-recovery nutraceuticals, where assay values, dosage accuracy, and clinical dossier alignment matter.

Papaya Fruit Extract (Solvent-Based)

Concentrated powdered extract from ripe fruit, standardized to papain activity, total enzymes, or natural AHA content. The go-to form for digestive enzyme supplements, natural AHA-style cosmetics, and brightening skincare formulations.

Papaya CO2 Extract

Supercritical CO2 extraction delivers a solvent-free, highly concentrated extract that preserves the full spectrum of heat-sensitive carotenoids, enzymes, and native phytochemistry. The premium choice for clean-label nutraceuticals, high-end brightening cosmetics, and brands marketing "green extraction" on the front of the pack.

Papaya Seed Oil (Cold-Pressed)

Cold-pressed from Carica papaya seeds, this specialty oil is rich in oleic acid, palmitic acid, and the seeds' characteristic benzyl isothiocyanate fraction. A niche but rising ingredient in premium face oils, scalp treatments, and anti-aging cosmetic systems. Available in cosmetic and nutraceutical grades on request.

Papaya Infused Oil

Whole leaf or fruit slowly infused into a carrier oil (sesame, coconut, jojoba, or custom base on request). A label-friendly option for brands building "infused in" narratives without the complexity of solvent extraction. Popular in brightening face oils, scalp oils, and soothing body blends.

Papaya Oil-Soluble Extract

A lipophilic, carotenoid-rich extract designed to disperse cleanly into oils, balms, butters, and anhydrous cosmetic systems. If you're formulating a brightening face oil, an AHA-adjacent anhydrous product, or a specialty balm, this form delivers papaya's hero actives in a ready-to-blend format.

Papaya PG Extract (Propylene Glycol)

A liquid extract in a propylene glycol base — pre-solubilized and ready to blend into toners, brightening essences, exfoliating serums, and water-based cosmetic systems. Saves formulation time and delivers uniform distribution of papaya's enzymes and natural fruit acids across aqueous and surfactant phases — a category staple in natural AHA and enzymatic exfoliation formulations.

Papaya Glycerine Extract

A liquid extract in vegetable glycerine — the clean-label, paraben-free, PG-free alternative. Perfect for natural and organic skincare brands, gentle exfoliating formulations, baby-safe products, and soothing water-based systems where a mild humectant carrier is a formulation bonus rather than a compromise.

Which Papaya Form Is Right for You?

Why Source Papaya from TheWholesalerCo

Every batch of Papaya we supply is backed by full documentation — CoA, MSDS, heavy metals and microbial reports, enzyme activity assay for papain grades, polyphenol and carpaine assay for leaf extracts, allergen and GMO declarations, and specification sheets on request. Orders ship globally from our facility with lead times and MOQs designed for both established brands and emerging formulators.

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