Jack fruit
| Jackfruit | |
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| Jackfruit | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
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| Genus: | |
| Species: | A. heterophyllus |
| Binomial name | |
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Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. |
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| Synonyms | |
| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
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| Energy | 397 kJ (95 kcal) |
| Sugars | 19.08 g |
| Dietary fibre | 1.5 g |
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0.64 g
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1.72 g
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| Vitamins | |
| Vitamin A equiv. |
(1%)
5 μg
(1%)
61 μg157 μg
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| Thiamine (B1) |
(9%)
0.105 mg |
| Riboflavin (B2) |
(5%)
0.055 mg |
| Niacin (B3) |
(6%)
0.92 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) |
(5%)
0.235 mg |
| Vitamin B6 |
(25%)
0.329 mg |
| Folate (B9) |
(6%)
24 μg |
| Vitamin C |
(17%)
13.8 mg |
| Vitamin E |
(2%)
0.34 mg |
| Minerals | |
| Calcium |
(2%)
24 mg |
| Iron |
(2%)
0.23 mg |
| Magnesium |
(8%)
29 mg |
| Manganese |
(2%)
0.043 mg |
| Phosphorus |
(3%)
21 mg |
| Potassium |
(10%)
448 mg |
| Sodium |
(0%)
2 mg |
| Zinc |
(1%)
0.13 mg |
| Other constituents | |
| Water | 73.5 g |
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| Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. Source: USDA Nutrient Database |
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The jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), also known as jack tree, jakfruit, or sometimes simply jack or jak, is a species of tree in the fig, mulberry and breadfruit family (Moraceae).
It is native to parts of South and Southeast Asia and is believed to have originated in the southwestern rain forests of the Western Ghats in the Indian subcontinent. The jackfruit tree is well suited to tropical lowlands, and its fruit is the largest tree-borne fruit, reaching as much as 35 kg (80 lb) in weight, 90 cm (35 in) in length, and 50 cm (20 in) in diameter. The jackfruit tree can produce about 100 to 200 fruits in a year. The jackfruit is a multiple fruit, composed of hundreds to thousands of individual flowers, and it is the fleshy petals that are eaten.
The jackfruit tree is a widely cultivated and popular food item throughout the tropical regions of the world. Jackfruit is the national fruit of Bangladesh.
The word "jackfruit" comes from Portuguese jaca, which in turn is derived from the Malayalam language term chakka (Malayalam chakka pazham). When the Portuguese arrived in India at Kozhikode (Calicut) on the Malabar Coast (Kerala) in 1498, the Malayalam name chakka was recorded by Hendrik van Rheede (1678–1703) in the Hortus Malabaricus, vol. iii in Latin. Henry Yule translated the book in Jordanus Catalani's (f. 1321–1330) Mirabilia descripta: the wonders of the East.
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