Exotic Fruits of Thailand - Jackfruit

• Common name : Jackfruit
• Thai name : Kah-nune
• Scientific name : Artocarpus heterophyllus Lamk.

Varieties

There are many jackfruit varieties in Thailand and these varieties are separated into 2 main groups as follows:

1. The yellow flesh group

• Shape : ovate or oblong
• Weight : approximately 7-15 kgs.
• Color : when mature-yellowish brown
• Flesh : thick, golden yellow
• Taste : sweet and fragrant
• Jackfruits of this group are planted widely.

2. The yellow orange flesh group

• Shape : ovate or oblong
• Weight : approximately 7-15 kgs.
• Color : when mature-yellowish brown
• Flesh : thinner, yellowish brown Taste : sweet and fragrant

Preparation and eating

• 1. Use a knife to devide the fruit lenghtways into two pieces.
• 2. Wipe out all the sap with paper.
• 3. Carve out all its core.
• 4. With the skin of the fruit on the floor, use your hands press down along its edge in order to separate each seedy section.
• 5. Pull out each seedy section.
• 6. Use a knife to cut, open the flesh and take out the seed.

Nutritional value : High vitamin A, sulphur, calcium and phosphorus.

Fruiting season : January - May

Uses : 1. Eating fresh - 2. Mixing with fruit punch, ice-cream. - 3. Preserving in various forms, such as dehydrating, paste, deep-freezing and canning ( in syrup ).

Storage : The seedy sections can be stored in the refrigerator for 3-5 days, and can be stored in the deep-freeze for more than 2 months.