High in thiamine and vitamin B6, the best Jackfruit or Artocarpus heterophyllu is of the fig, mulberry, durian, and breadfruit family Moraceae.

She is the largest tree-born fruit, weighing as much as 35 kg (80 lb), 90 cm (35 in) in length, and 50 cm or 20 inches in diameter per fruit.

The Jackfruit tree whose wood is preferred for the making of musical instruments can produce up to 200 fruits per year, a potential 500 kilos of fruit per year, per tree.

 

The Jackfruit is a sweet delicious mango, pineapple, apple, flavor, and dehydrated or frozen it is the best candy ever, much better than a fruit roll-up or ice-pop.

“Jackfruit, A Royal Fruit, Insanely Productive Miracle Tree Whose Wood is Preferable For the Making of Musical Instruments.”

In Tamil Nadu, India the jackfruit is referred to as one of the three ‘royal fruits,’ along with banana and mango, for their sweetness and flavor. This triad of fruits is referred to as ma-pala-vazhai.

Jackfruit is a powerful food that replenishes energy and revitalizes the body instantly, and the fruit feeds muscle and joints too – let me tell ya.

Jackfruits can be dried, fried, roasted, best fresh, used in jams, juices, ice cream and we are lucky to have so many of them close to us in Bocas del Toro, Panama.

Some chicken with fried jackfruit string part toppings had become a perfected masterpiece for a brief chapter by one of the farm’s gracious contributors, a character who worked diligently with the fowl and lusted heavily after the fruit.

“Could almost run this farm with the kids that will line up and do tasks or handstands on end, for the delicious frozen jackfruit bells, that are about the best natural popsicle fruit treat I have ever had myself. Make it fun by waiting to tell them that it’s from a tree, and trick them by saying it’s one of Willy Wonka’s new secret treats you have on exclusive order.”

The Jackfruit seed is also a great food boiled or powdered into a flour, and also boiled and sliced as a salad topping or stir fry ingredient. I did a mashed potato style boiled seed mix with butter and it was great!

It is one of the rare fruits that is rich in B-complex group of vitamins. It contains very good amounts of vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine), niacin, riboflavin, and folic acid.

The stringy materials of the jackfruit can be fried and the core can be boiled and chopped down into a natural epoxy glue.

The entire tree has a known traditional use, it should be considered for any tropical permaculture or food security interest. She is is an integral part of my new permaculture design concept ” guerilla permaculture.”

The Jackfruit tree is thought to have originated in Asia (Southeast) or India and is the national fruit of Bangladesh.

Our Panama team here is blessed to be tutored by a permaculture legend, and just the most magnificent of old schoolers, here in Central America whose biodynamic wonder farm has around 25 Jackfruit trees among 500 other wonder species that he handpicked for his island paradise just minutes away from our home base.

Today I start the Jackfruit thread, it is Thanksgiving and we are thankful for our teacher  (not sure he wants his name mentioned), and all of the fruit miracles that have become a part of our lives through his amazing work.

Jackfruit is a powerful food that replenishes energy and revitalizes the body instantly and has possibly had a positive joint tissue effect on a long time joint injury of mine.

Sting-less bees like the Tetragonula iridipennis here in Central America are the jackfruit pollinators, and as such, play an important role in the super fruit’s cultivation – you will see them hovering around the ripe jackfruit.

Around 300 B.C., the Greek philosopher Theophrastus wrote: “There is also another tree which is very large and has wonderfully sweet and large fruit; it is used for food by the sages of India who wear no clothes.”

The tree once established for five to seven years is a very low maintenance high production tree that is fun to climb. After seven years it can live in the jungle for a very long time.

Jackfruit meat from the green state of the food has become a popular vegan bbq sandwich make.

Let’s check out how you can get some of the best Jackfruit.

JACKFRUIT RANKINGS

 

1. Buah Dried

 

A new contender in the line up of dried products so far well-liked. Well priced and just recently ascended to number one in our ranking based on high overall percentage scores, and our own taste testing!

Another recent customer warned, “These Things Are Delicious and VERY Addictive!”

Notice the product uses canola oil.

 

 

2. Sincerely Nuts

 

 

Order from one to five-pound bags of dried 100% Royal Fruit bells.

 

 

3. AROY -D Fruit State Jackfruit

 

 

 

For those like me who really enjoy the fruit state, this product features the jackfruit bells in syrup. A 6 pack of 20 oz cans this product is priced well within the market price and held up the best jackfruit rating for similar products among competitors.

 

 

4. Antioxident Chews

 

 

Combined with ginger, and turmeric, these road snacks make for a healthy option for the family trip, or the lunchbox.

Rich in antioxidants, anti-inflammatory properties, dietary fibers & B-complex vitamins. The perfect dried fruit snacks for kids & adults alike!

These snacks are some of the highest reviewed!

 

5. Upton

 

 

All the way from the small farmer of Thailand. Highly recommended for the vegan or vegetarian bbq sandwich replacement.

 

 

6. Chaokoh – In Syrup

 

 

 

 

A great way to get the royal fruit if you ask me.

Net Wt: 20oz (565g) Drained Wt: 8oz (230g)

 

7. Tropical Fields Dried Jackfruit

 

 

 

For those who are looking for the backpack pouch, this product from Thailand one of the largest producers of the jackfruit is a great well-reviewed product and has the most consistent operability among the small list of providers for products from this rare fruit.

 

 

8. Organic Dried

 

 

 

 

Amazon Choice product with over 300 happy customer reviews. Get 2 ounces 3 and 6 pack packs for you ruck sac, or get one-pound bags for the pantry. I would add a pound of this stuff to my pack too on second thought, but that’s me – I love this stuff.

 

 

9. Edward & Sons

 

This is the green state of young fruit and it has over 260 happy orders. A good bulk for the sloppy jack bbq and like recipes.

 

 

10. Vinamit

 

 

Newer product but all customers so far happy ones!

 

 

11. 11 lbs of Jackfruit Slices by Presto

 

 

 

This is the bulk buy in the best food state for this particular delight (dehydrated), for U.S. consumers where the fruit is not produced. A great trail mix and trail snack, it the perfect addition to ND diets that want to pep up on joints and the energy and include the Jackfruit essence in the microbiome. This the best jackfruit buy.

Dehydrated jackfruit, is a great way to keep it over time and tastes better than fruit roll-ups by like 500000%. Vitamin B6 and thiamine concentrate, great for keeping steady testosterone production supportive nutrients in the system. The mineral and carbohydrate content of the seed is significant, and powdered seed flour and dehydrated fruits are easily mixed into Nutritional Diversity organizer containers.

 

 

JACKFRUIT BENEFITS

Jackfruit is a rich source of antioxidants and dietary fiber which makes it vitality fruit as we like to say.  The fruit promotes both regularity and immunity and helps the machine to run clean. Jackfruit is rich in nutrients including carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals. Preclinical studies have shown that Artocarpus heterophyllu possesses antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anticarcinogenic, antifungal, antineoplastic, and hypoglycemic, wound healing effects.

Despite all these benefits, the Royal fruit is underutilized. [1]

Clinical studies have also shown that the decoction of the leaves possesses hypoglycemic effects in both healthy individuals and non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients. This could be a coagulant effect such as with the noni leaf. Phytochemical studies have shown that jackfruit contains useful compounds like the flavonoids, sterols, and phenylalanine which may have been responsible for the various pharmacological properties.

The bark, roots, leaves, and fruit are attributed with diverse medicinal properties and are used in the various traditional and folk systems of medicine to treat a range of ailments. [2]

The highly adaptable species has been through many changes and today continues on with a diverse spectrum of strains. Many times it can be noticed when there is a high level of likely human-initiated changes, the product is very rich in things that support man’s performance.  [3]

Also, different chemical constructions exist at different stages of maturity. [4]  Constituents change again if cooked. [5] Nice if you have the trees…

Studies indicate the Royal Fruit seed, is an acceptable staple starch that can be consumed at length. [6]

The shell as a powder even shows to be a super nutrient, without side effect in pioneer studies. [7]

Resveratrol, now looked at as largely important to anti-aging science, is found in the largest fruit. [8]

 

JACKFRUIT SIDE EFFECTS

Could cause a transient decrease in sexual activity. A good idea here could be to mix with Damiana, which is a fantastic mix by the way. Another idea to counterbalance this a cordyceps supplement or ashwagandha.

Latex from jackfruit can be hard to come out of clothing.

 

JACKFRUIT EXPERIENCE

The jackfruit tree although cultivated for over 6000 years, is easy to grow and very productive with valuable wood to boot; is oddly passed up by the local population here in Panama. It is much more popular in Costa Rica. Outside of a personal farming relationship with a Master, like ours, Jackfruit fresh off the tree is fairly rare and hard to get a hold of, at least I have never had this access to it before nor had I had it ever before here- ever.

Here we have around 16 baby trees that would be cool to reforest some of an area that some selfish idiots cleared in attempted to land grab recently. They ignored monkeys yelling at them for weeks. I had no idea, they were completely clearing on the other side of the hill where the saw was too low to hear. We chased them off – out of a neighborhood of 20 homes here, we were the only ones who helped this piece of land, a good bit away, that the howler monkeys hovered over and cried about loudly for weeks!

Jackfruit tree wood, is a high quality, rot-resistant, beautiful timber, the softer of which is also used for boat making.

It is rich in dietary fiber, which can make it a good bulk laxative in high quantity. The fiber content helps protect the colon mucous membrane by binding to and eliminating cancer-causing chemicals from the colon. Certain studies show that heavy Jackfruit consumption could treat colon issues.

Jackfruit is a big part of our highly diverse diet here in the tropics, and we cherish it dearly.

The fresh fruit is a good source of potassium, magnesium, manganese, and iron. It is also another great natural food to help regulate a healthy and optimal cardiovascular state. With about 95 calories in about half a cup, they aren’t quite as high carb or caloric as staples like rice or corn.

Jackfruit has a lot in it to support natural testosterone production, and regulate a healthy blood flow making it another athlete’s choice. The tree represents power and productivity in many ways and has been named in many studies and ideas relative to hunger crisis help and nutritional solutions to help pull up poor communities.

Like the plantain is used in its green state for patacones (fried smashed green

plantain), boiled and made into a mash,  the green jackfruit has been historically also harvested green and boiled into a nice edible state. In Indonesia, young jackfruit is cooked with coconut milk as gudeg. In many cultures, the young fruit is boiled and used in curries as a staple food. In northern Thailand, the boiled young jackfruit is used in the Thai salad called tam kanun.

Rich indigestible starch, protein, and minerals jackfruit seeds are a handy ingredient to a good Nutritional Diversity diet.

The seeds can be dried for storage and can be roasted also for inclusion into a nice trail mix, I am experimenting with honey, sesame seed roast topping.

Jackfruit seeds can also be boiled or soaked and made into a nice mash potato like puree, high in protein.

Today for Thanksgiving we will have mashed jackfruit seeds and mashed potato mix with butter and nice turkey gravy!

The seed is also powdered and can be used as a flour in baking, a healthy alternative to other flours.

Like with the starchy tuber of the cassava plant, a potential bio-plastic could be created from the jackfruit seed. [6]

I may have discovered while working at one site, with rainwater collection, the direct-to-tank quick system that the mineral content of the jackfruit’s seeds is something able to re-mineralize a mineral low water system, a common effect of consuming un-grounded water rainwater supplies or distilled water supplies.

Being that jackfruit seeds are handy to carry items I also keep a few cup fulls in my pack’s emergency trail rations or trail mix for this reason.

Jackfruit is a muscle-building, small tendon-supportive, miracle food. I was taking a few things at once trying to repair an elbow injury my first year eating this regularly but it was one the fastest repairs and it did seem to be in large part due to the jackfruit consumption.

I am back at the Jackfruit having, miracle farm with the Angel Army Capitan Jeremy and his little brother, and consuming it again heavily (September 1, 2017) and already I can feel some tendon strain I had the last week, after turning up my workout regimen; week three in yet another dedicated climb after two days off about a half a 50lb fruit and I was healed up again.

It is having a direct muscle supportive effect also on muscle build. I am studying these effects using the incremental isolated food testing techniques and staying with their use over time.

Topical Application

Consumption of jackfruit regularly is also very healthy for the skin.

I have always thought that a great skin cream for boxers could be made from pulp, as the latex properties in jackfruit help very much with skin durability also when applied topically.

Consumers of jackfruit will notice that much of the fruit consumed goes directly to the skin, without the need for topical application, and that there is also a slight change in the body’s aroma after consuming large amounts of jackfruit.

The skin organ is the large very important coverage of the body. Jackfruit is great for the skin. One thin

g to consider about skin health is that with chemicals in soaps, shampoos, conditioners, many skin creams and sunblocks, city water supplies, etc. Relaiozations have been made regarding the harmful;l effects commercial products have had on the skin and general health through skin creams.

The skin is likely fighting to maintain optimum health while being hard water showered and chemically soaped each day, and other shell-related things that are creating a drag on human optimization and athletic processes.

Relieving this drag is important, and Jackfruit is well consumed and applied topically in addition to avocado, and coconut oil.

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JACKFRUIT DISCUSSION

Consume jackfruit with other foods, as it turns up digestion and uptake a notch. Not only for skin but in combination with avocado, jackfruit is a great ingredient to one’s Nutritional Diversity, for leaning down – if consumed in small rations throughout the day.

The last farmhand and I, made a great burrito filling out of the seed, and the fried strings. The seed was a good addition to the sour cream and the fried strings made a tasty loader. We did the strings in olive oil.  We made the tortillas with yucca flour. You could almost call them anti-cancer burritos!

I think the jackfruit seed paste we made would be a good base for a spicy red hot sauce, a good dip for vegetable platters, and also for fajitas.

Dehydrated stuff certainly is a plus for any diverse trail mix, and this is a great gift for loved ones or someone about to embark on a journey!

 

JACKFRUIT FAQ

 

Q.  Is jackfruit a cancer cure, does it prevent or treat colon cancer?

A.   Several studies do indicate the “big yellow,” as great protective to the digestive tract mucous membrane and also the potential to remove toxic cancer-causing elements from it. Rich in phytonutrients – elements that protect bloodstream flow, and maintenance which in itself is cancer preventative.

 

Q.  Does this stuff help joints?

A.  It helps mine! It has good amounts of selenium, and calcium while green, and this likely why it is selected as a meat substitute. Between these and latex it would seem to me this particular superfood could be very helpful for joints.

 

Q.   What is a good starting amount (daily) for someone interested in the NDdiet concept and wants to make sure to get a MED while not exceeding the necessary in this expensive exotic species?

A.   I would say 2 to 10 cups, depending on size and depletion (exercise), or 1 cup for every 25 pounds of body weight.

 

Q.  What is your (the authors) favorite thing about them?

A.  That is a tough one! I would have to say looking up a pair of jackfruit trees.

 

Q. Where is jackfruit originating from?

A. Widely distributed in south and southeast Asia, jackfruit tree origin has not been clearly delineated.

 

Q. What form of jackfruit plant is it?

A. Jackfruit trees reach heights of 10 to 20 m (33 to 66 feet) and trunk diameters of 30 to 80 cm (12 to 31 inches). The jackfruit tree bark is reddish-brown and smooth.

 

Q. What well known nutritional properties do jackfruits possess?

A. Jackfruits are noted for their antibacterial, antifungal, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties.

 

Q. Is it true that jackfruits help to combat arterial vascular illnesses?

A. Jackfruit contains compounds that are capable of alleviating various diseases such as high blood pressure, heart diseases, strokes and jackfruit is rich in potassium which aids in bringing down blood pressure and reversing the effects of sodium that triggers a rise in blood pressure that impacts on the heart and blood vessels.

 

Q. How does jackfruit look?

A. The leaf blade is wide and ovate in shape and leaves are alternate. The fruits grow on a stem on the trunk and have a hard, gummy shell with pimples surrounded with tubercles.

 

Q. When does the jackfruit plant blossom?

A. The jackfruit flowers start blooming from December until February or March.

 

Q. What kind of nutrients jackfruits also contain?

A. Jackfruits have a rich portion of vitamin C, which aids to fight the aging process.

 

Q. What varieties of uses exist for jackfruit trees?

A. The timber with the good grain is used for building furniture and house construction in India. It is said to be termite-proof and its quality is better than that of teak for furniture making. The wood is also good for material to fabricate musical instruments.

 

Q. Does it contain nutrients that give benefits to muscle and nerve as well?

A. Jackfruit is known to contain niacin which is necessary for energy metabolism, nerve function, and the synthesis of certain categories of hormones.

 

Q. Does jackfruit also have anti-cancer properties?

A. Studies have suggested that the jackfruits have compounds with properties to lower the mutagenicity of aflatoxin B1 and proliferation of cancer cells and the jackfruit flesh also composes of compounds that may be capable of stopping or treating lymphoma cancer.

 

Q. How long does jackfruit take to mature?

A. The fruit matures during the tropical rainy season from July to August.

 

Q. What other good benefits does jackfruit give to bodies?

A. Jackfruit has ample amounts of fiber which helps in digestive function and acts as good roughage and laxative.

 

Q. What is the nutritional profile of jackfruit?

A. The pulp contains 74% water, 23% carbohydrates, 2% protein, and 1% fat. Per 100-gram (3 1⁄2-ounce), raw jackfruit supplies vitamin B6 (25% daily value). It has moderate levels (10-19% daily value) of vitamin C and potassium.

 

Q. How does jackfruit help in diabetic patients?

A. Scientific research studies have also indicated that the hot water extract of jackfruit leaves play a big role in ameliorating glucose tolerance in the studied subjects and the diabetic patients when given at oral doses roughly of 20 g/kg.

 

Q. Which countries account for most jackfruits production?

A. In 2017 alone, India topped production of 1.4 million tonnes of jackfruit, followed by Bangladesh, Thailand, and Indonesia.

 

Q. What culinary value is jackfruit renowned for?

A. Jackfruit can be used to make a variety of dishes, namely, custards or cakes, or even mixed with shaved ice. The fruit is mixed with rice and jackfruit leaves are used as a wrapping for steaming. The seeds from ripe fruits are also consumed and may be boiled, baked, or roasted to make desserts.

 

JACKFRUIT RECAP

Great for friendly stingless bees Tetragonula iridipennis who in return pollinate the species.

Fiber, folate, resveratrol,  b spectrum, vitamins, thiamine, vitamin C are the highlight nutritional elements, and quickly nutritionists can see why it is a performance food.

Latex epoxy naturally within the fruit of the tree desired for wind and string musical instruments, that produces up to 500 kilograms a year in delicious yellow or orange bells.

It is used as a vegetarian or vegan meat replacement and other culinary uses as green unripened meat.

 

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Originally Published Nov 24, 2016 @18:28, Updated September 1, 2017, March 26, 2017, October 26, 2019, November 17 2019, Feb 3, 2020 July 12 2020

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