name: Jackfruit

flavor_db_name_variants: jackfruit

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Jackfruit

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name_scientific: Artocarpus heterophyllus

description: The jackfruit (alternately jack tree, jakfruit, or sometimes simply jack or jak; scientific name Artocarpus heterophyllus), is a species of tree in the Artocarpus genus of the mulberry family. It is native to parts of South and Southeast Asia, and is believed to have originated in the southwestern rain forests of India, in present-day Kerala, coastal Karnataka and Maharashtra. The jackfruit tree is well suited to tropical lowlands, and its fruit is the largest tree-borne fruit, reaching as much as 80 pounds in weight and up to 36 inches long and 20 inches in diameter. The jackfruit tree is widely cultivated in tropical regions of India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Jackfruit is also found in East Africa, e.g. , in Uganda, Tanzania, and Mauritius, as well as throughout Brazil and Caribbean nations such as Jamaica.

itis_id: 184183

wikipedia_id: Jackfruit

picture_file_name: 389.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 130285

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:33:28.000Z

legacy_id: 416

food_group: Fruits

food_subgroup: Tropical fruits

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:39.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:05:24.000Z

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updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 3489

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00384