Papain Enzyme Benefits

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Papain is an enzyme from the class of proteases that are found in papaya latex. The sap often found on the trunk, fruits and leaves. The volume of papaya latex is much more in the young than the old. As an enzyme, papain that can break down the protein molecules. Thanks to this, the enzyme papain has various benefits for humans. Whether it's in the household sector as well as large industries scale.

Papain Enzyme Benefits 

The ability of the enzyme papain is able to break down protein molecules that are useful to humans. There are various benefits of papain, such as:

1. In industry, the enzyme papain popularly used in meat processing. The content of an enzyme that is able to tenderizing meat. With the application of papain, the farmers avoid losses because the market prefers the simple processed meat. This meat tenderizer papain has been available on the market. The composition of the papain has been mixed in carefully and can be used directly on the meat. The measure is important, because if its use is not accurate, papain will make the meat feel bitter
2. Besides being used as a meat tenderizer, the enzyme papain is also widely used as an ingredient to destroy residual or waste products primarily fish canning industry. Papain is also popular as decomposers protein concentrate used in the livestock feed and fish processing.
3. Because of its ability to destroy molecules in the solid protein, papain is also used to hydrolyze the protein molecule. Papain is needed in the manufacture of peptone also a number of amino acids. Both of these elements are indispensable, especially in microbiology research and also in several types of industries.
4. Another benefit papain is as a skin softener in the leather tanning industry. With papain, humans can use gloves of leather that has a soft, leather jackets, and a variety of other leather products.
5. Papain is used in the beer industry. The addition of papain in beer packaging will make it more resistant. Papain is also referred to as anti-cold medicine or beer stabilizer. In cold conditions, it will decrease the quality of beer. But with the advent of papain, the matter can be prevented.
6. Papain is used as one of the active ingredients in pharmaceutical prefarat process. For example, the main protein drugs indigestion, gastritis, intestinal worms medicine, dispesia and many others.
7. Papain is widely used in cosmetics primarily for facial beauty. Papain is known to be able to dissolve the dead skin cells so the skin is always fresh. In addition to cosmetics, the enzyme papain is also used in the manufacture of toothpaste composition because it can eliminate the dirt which settles on the teeth.
8. As a specific example of detergent silk fabric. Papain can eliminate excess fiber in the fabric.
9. Acts as a solvent gelatin silver recovery process, especially in those that are no longer used.
10. Component materials to make cookies become crisp. Like a cracker cake.
11. As the material to purify the tea.
12. As a component to agglomerate milk in cheese-making process.
13. As a tool of washing the glass lens that is softer and cleaner.  And many others benefits.

    
    

    To take advantage of this papaya enzyme, we should use the papaya with ages between 2.5 to 3 months. The fruit is too ripe typically have little sap. In addition, when you would tap papaya latex, try not to pick fruit from the papaya tree, but left hanging in the tree. Tapping time is not arbitrary. Preferably in the morning starting from 5.30 until 8:00. And in the afternoon, starting at 17:30 until 18:30.