The jackfruit, Artocarpus heterophyllus is an enormous, bristle, egg-shaped fruit that have been
first nurtured in Indian tropical forest. it is mostly grown in tropical climates. The tree is striking and majestic,
9-21 m tall, with rubbery leaves 22.5 cm long. Almost all the parts of the tree secrete sticky latex like
milk (juice) when injured.
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| jackfruit, Artocarpus heterophyllus |
The fruit varies widely in size, weigh from 3 to 30 kg, and has a round
shape measuring 10 cm to 60 cm in length, 25 to 75 cm in diameter. The immature
fruits are green; when ripen, might turn to light brown color and spread a
strong sweet, fruity smell. Its outer surface is covered with the blunt spikes like projections,
which become soft as the fruit ripe. Its interior consists of orange-yellow tinted
edible bulbs. Each bulb consists of sweet-flavored coverings that encircle a
smooth, oval, light-brown color seed.
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| outer surface is
covered with the blunt spikes like projections |
Jackfruit seed is 2 to 4 cm long and 1 to 3 cm thick and
is white and crisp within. There may be as many as 100 to 500 edible bulbs rooted
in a single fruit interspersed between thin bands of fibers. Jackfruit seeds
are indeed very rich in protein and nutritious. In general, the seeds are
gathered from the ripe fruit, sun-dried and stored for use in rainy season in
many parts of South Indian states. Different variety of recipes prepared in
Southern India where they are eaten either by roasting as a snack or added to
curries in place of lentils.
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| The leaf |
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| The ripe fruit |
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| The separated ripe fruits, with seeds, without seeds, and seeds |
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