A Versatile Super Fruit

There are countless ways in which jackfruit can be converted into a desirable form. It can be consumed as a vegetable when it is raw or as a fruit when ripe. It seeds can be consumed too. Its pulp and seeds can be made into flour, which can be used to make many dishes. Even its peel and leaves are used to make manure and for special dishes!

Depending on the available technology, jackfruit dishes can be made for home or commercial consumption. The examples shown below are a few of the hundreds of ways it can  be used.

TENDER OR RAW JACKFRUIT AS VEGETABLE

Raw tender jackfruit and slightly grown jackfruit (when the raw seeds are sweet, and not yet hard) is traditionally used in different parts of India to make vegetable dishes and snacks.

RAW JACKFRUIT AS MEAT SUBSTITUTE

Raw jackfruit is used in the growing vegan or plant-based food industry, often as a meat-substitute.

RAW JACKFRUIT FLOUR

Raw jackfruit flour can be used in place of or added to wheat or rice flour to make dishes that are traditionally made with wheat or rice flour. It has the added advantage of having a much lower glycemic content than rice or wheat flour. So it is also used to help maintain healthy blood sugar levels.

RAW JACKFRUIT PRESERVES

It can be preserved by pickling or sun-drying to make papad, pickle, etc.

RIPE JACKFRUIT PULP

Ripe jackfruit pulp can be made into different sweet foods and drinks or processed into jam, jellies, etc.

RIPE JACKFRUIT FLOUR

Ripe jackfruit flour can be used in place of or added to wheat or rice flour to make any sweet dishes like cakes, cookies, biscuits, etc., that are traditionally made with wheat/ rice flour and sugar.

JACKFRUIT SEEDS

Jackfruit seeds can not only be consumed directly as a nutritious high-protein snack, it can also be dried and powdered into a flour which can be used in addition to wheat or rice flour to make any dishes that are traditionally made with wheat or rice flour. Seed flour can be packaged as flour to make coffee, chocolate, lower blood sugar, etc.

FRESH READY-TO-COOK (RTC) RAW JACKFRUIT PIECES

Raw jackfruit can be pre-cut and stored in brine, extending shelf life to 6 months – thus enabling year-round jackfruit availability in areas where electricity and refrigeration may not be easily available.

FROZEN READY-TO-COOK (RTC) RAW JACKFRUIT PIECES

Jackfruit can be pre-cut, frozen and packaged. This has tremendous consumer demand year-round nationally and internationally, assuming quality and hygienic assurances, for its convenience.

RAW JACKFRUIT FLOUR PACKAGED FOR DIABETES MANAGEMENT

Raw jackfruit flour can help to improve glycemic levels in type 2 diabetes patients. The flour can be used to make everyday foods and snacks in all kinds of dishes requiring wheat or rice flour.

RAW JACKFRUIT FOR READY-TO-EAT (RTE) MEAL

Raw jackfruit is used to make Ready-to-Eat (RTE) meals, often targeted at the growing plant-based and health-food industries. These are easy to procure in North America, Europe, Australia and different countries in Asia but not India.

RIPE JACKFRUIT PACKAGED SWEET TREATS

Ripe jackfruit pulp is made into different sweet foods or processed into jam, toffees, fruit leather, icecream, etc.