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03/27/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Sustainable and easy to grow, jack fruit can help provide food independence to poor cultures

The jackfruit is in the middle of a renaissance. In recent years, it’s been hailed as one of the hottest food trends, it’s currently a wildly popular meat substitute, and in the future, it may very well be the answer to the looming food security crisis. While no one really knows where the jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) […]

06/23/2017 / By Tim Wesley

Jackfruit – sources, health benefits, nutrients, uses and constituents at NaturalPedia.com

Huge and thorny, jackfruits have a sweet, tasty surprise inside. This tropical fruit is characterized by sweet arils (bulbs) that are packed with dietary fiber, energy, and vitamins and minerals. What’s even better is that these are free from saturated fats and cholesterol. List of known nutrients Calcium Dietary fiber Folates Iron Magnesium Manganese Niacin […]

12/08/2016 / By preventionnews

Powerful diabetes prevention comes perfectly packaged in a strangely-named plant: introducing the jackfruit

The term superfoods may have become a bit overused lately, but there are some foods that truly fit the description. One that should definitely be on the superfoods list is a fairly obscure plant (until now!) called jackfruit. This oddly named fruit, which is cultivated in tropical regions, is rapidly gaining in popularity worldwide for […]

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