Searched the article for "annonacin", "neurotoxin", and "atypical parkinsonism" and came up short. Warning about skin and seeds being generically toxic kinda buried at the end.

Anyway, I had some recently that showed up at my local co-op. The texture was nice, but the flavor was...fine? Certainly nothing magical.

Nutrition Facts says not to eat them: https://nutritionfacts.org/video/do-not-eat-pawpaws/

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cdurth a day ago | parent | next [-]

The magic is a tropical tasting fruit! I have a tree and it's tough to actually get one of the fruits when they are ripe. This year I got lucky with a few that feel into my fenced garden section and I got them before the critters.

	▲	emmelaich an hour ago \| parent [-]
		There's a hint of rottenness to the scent -- even vomit to some. Maybe like Durian.

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pvaldes 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

If this worries you, can try the cultivar Wells, selected by its low level of acetogenins.

Wild paw paws with high levels of acetogenins announce it, with horrible flavor. The domestic fruits are selected against. A correct amount adds a lot of complexity to the flavor, so can be desirable in a fruit that you eat just a month at year. I bet that you never worry about the fact that your potatoes have a little bit of solanin after all.

	▲	margalabargala 24 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		> I bet that you never worry about the fact that your potatoes have a little bit of solanin after all In fairness, solanine is purely an acute poison, while annonacin has cumulative effects. Not that the compound itself bioaccumulates but the damage it causes does. If you already have any parkinsons symptoms whatsoever, pawpaw amounts greater than 0.2 fruits per year have been shown to worsen them.