Papaya fruits Portion (g) Vitamin C (mg) % of the Adequacy for children % of the Adequacy for adults Control (7th dph) 200 216.48 ± 12.0 817.9 - 913.9 255.6 - 285.6  Irradiated (9th dph) 200 132.24 ± 9.34 491.6 - 566.3 153.6 - 176.9 ** It is used to calculation of the adequacy of the vitamin C, the recommendation of a daily intake of 80 mg (adults) and 25 mg (children) of the vitamin C according to the DRI’s - Dietary Reference Intakes [15].

Table 2: Adequacy of the vitamin C (%) in relation to consumption of the portion (200 g) of the controls and irradiated fruits **.