Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. Belongs to the family Moraceae, popularly known as jackfruit or Ceylon jak. Jackfruit probably originated from India and now it is widely cultivated in South and South-East Asia. Jackfruits have a wide nutritional status. It contain higher amount of pectin, vitamin A, protein, calcium, riboflavin, carbohydrate and mineral. Every year, a huge amount of jackfruit is produced, out of which a significant portion goes to waste due its perishable nature and seasonal glut.
Value addition through processing and preservation has to be considered an important alternative for reducing the postharvest losses of this nutritive fruit and for serving in off-season to the people.
More than 100 items can be prepared from jack fruit right from immature stage to well ripened stage. Each item has its own virtues in terms of taste, preference, keeping quality etc.
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