Nutritional and Health Benefits of Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.): A Review

Table 1

Composition of jackfruit (100 g edible portion).

Composition	Young fruit	Ripe fruit
Water (g)	76.2 - 85.2	72.0 - 94.0
Protein (g)	2.0 - 2.6	1.2 - 1.9
Fat (g)	0.1 - 0.6	0.1 - 0.4
Carbohydrate (g)	9.4 - 11.5	16.0 - 25.4
Fibre (g)	2.6 - 3.6	1.0 - 1.5
Total sugars (g)	-	20.6
Total minerals (g)	0.9	0.87 - 0.9
Calcium (mg)	30.0 - 73.2	20.0 - 37.0
Magnesium (mg)	-	27.0
Phosphorus (mg)	20.0 - 57.2	38.0 - 41.0
Potassium (mg)	287-323	191-407
Sodium (mg)	3.0-35.0	2.0-41.0
Iron (mg)	0.4-1.9	0.5-1.1
Vitamin A (IU)	30	175-540
Thiamine (mg)	0.05-0.15	0.03-0.09
Riboflavin (mg)	0.05-0.2	0.05-0.4
Vitamin C (mg)	12.0-14.0	7.0-10.0
Energy (KJ)	50-210	88-410

Sources: [18, 19, 36–39].