“…Its highest production occurs in tropical and subtropical regions, with Central and South America accounting for 47% of fruit production, produced all year round, with high availability in the market (Santana et al, 2019). In this scenario, Brazil occupies the third position in terms of world papaya production, whose production is over 1 million tons, which corresponds to 8.4% of the total world production, only behind India and the Dominican Republic, respectively (Serafini et al, 2021).…”