- Pictures
- Origin
- Sout East Asia
- Weigh/Count
- Weigh
- Harvest Time
- Begins fruiting 3–6 years after planting (grafted trees fruit sooner); harvest during dry season or early rainy season depending on climate.
- Usage
- Culinary, Nutritional, Fruit-Fresh, Fruit-Vegetable, Nut, Timber
- Perennial/Annual
- Perennial
- Growth Type
- Large-Tree
- Planting Distance
- 8–12 m between trees; prefers full sun, fertile, deep, and well-drained soils; mulching and consistent moisture during establishment are important.
- Ingredients
- Jackfruit Strips (Caramelized Ripe Jackfruit Strips), Jackfruit fibers (Baked Jackfruit Strips)
- Nutritional Info
- High in vitamin C, fiber, potassium, antioxidants; seeds rich in protein
- Strata Category
- High, Emergent
- How to eat
- Cutting a Jackfruit as a pro Unripe: Use as a meat replacement for stir-fries, stews, curry. Use oil for hands and knife while cutting, because of the sticky juice. Cut off the stem and peel. Strings and fruit-pods can be eaten. Seeds can be eaten, and must be cooked. Ripe: eat fruit pods raw.
- Harvest days
- Tuesday, 8. April - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 15. April - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 29. April - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 13. May - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 20. May - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 10. June - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 24. June - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 1. July - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 8. July - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 15. July - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 22. July - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 29. July - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 5. August - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 12. August - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 19. August - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 26. August - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 2. September - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 9. September - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 23. September - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 7. October - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 4. November - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 18. November - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 25. November - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 9. December - Weekly Food Basket, Tuesday, 23. December - Weekly Food Basket
- Medicinal Uses
- Supports digestion, energy-boosting, antimicrobial, traditional wound healing
- Life Cycle
- Climax
- Spanish Name
- Jaca
- Recipes
- Caramelized Ripe Jackfruit Strips, Baked Jackfruit Strips
- Category
- Fruit
- Scientific Name
- Artocarpus heterophyllus
- Edible parts
- Flesh, Fruit, Seed
Written by neighbors in the community guide. Last edited May 28, 2025.Open in Notion