04/27/2019 / By Zoey Sky
Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) is a “miracle” superfood with various health benefits. This nutritious fruit can also boost your bone, heart, and skin health.
Jackfruit is a plant-based meat alternative that’s increasingly being used in the U.S. Young, unripe jackfruit absorbs flavor well. It also has a stringy, “meat-like” texture when cooked.
Jackfruit comes from a species of tree that belongs to the breadfruit, fig, and mulberry family. It originated in southwest India and eventually spread to other parts of India and southeast Asia.
Jackfruit contains many edible, pale-yellow, plump bulbs inside. Jackfruit seeds can also be cooked, eaten on their own, or ground into flour. While a ripe, unopened jackfruit has a strong, unpleasant scent, the pulp of the opened fruit smells sweet.
When eaten ripe and raw, jackfruit has a sweet taste similar to banana, mango, and pineapple. Unripe jackfruit has a more neutral flavor, like a potato.
Jackfruit is a versatile food, and it can be used to make sweet and savory dishes such as:
Jackfruit is full of nutrients, fiber, and antioxidants. (Related: Characterizing the functional properties of a protein isolate from jackfruit seeds.)
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Jackfruit contains the following vitamins and minerals:
Jackfruit seeds are nutritious and they are full of calcium, iron, potassium, and protein.
Here are eight reasons to add jackfruit to your diet.
Take note that all the parts of jackfruit contain a sticky, white latex “sap.” If you are allergic or sensitive to latex, don’t eat jackfruit to avoid anaphylaxis, a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction.
If you want to try a nutritious plant-based meat alternative, add jackfruit to your diet and enjoy the many health benefits that it offers.
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