Health Benefits

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Health Benefits of Jackfruit

  • Hailed as a “miracle” fruit and loaded with nutrition, eating just 10 or 12 bulbs of this fruit is so filling and offers so much energy, it tastes like pulled pork and serves as a meat substitute
  • As a food, jackfruit is extremely versatile, used to make jam, juice and ice cream; dried and ground to make curry and stir fry; and for vegetarians as a meat substitute
  • Besides high amounts of protein, jackfruit also provides lots of fiber, vitamins C and A, potassium, calcium and iron, which relates to disease prevention and even removal of the heavy metal cadmium
  • Jackfruit has four other important functions as a crop, as it’s used to feed farm animals; the bark makes an orange dye; the tree produces a glue-like substance and the gigantic trees provide lumber