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The exploration for lesser known and underutilized crops, many of which are potentially valuable as human and animal foods has been the focus for research in recent years. The aim of this review is an attempt to draw the attention of researchers and policy makers in Pacific agriculture to introduce the physicochemical and functional properties of j...
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... jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus) ( Figure 1), tree of the mulberry family (Moraceae) is be- lieved to have originated in the south western rain forests of India (Boning 2006). Around 300 B.C., the Greek philosopher Theophrastus described the tree as very large with wonderfully sweet and large fruits used for food by the sages of India (Matin 2015). ...
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... ripened jackfruit bulbs are deseeded and passed through a pulping/ fruit mill. After pulping, it is mixed with about 10% hot water and passed through a pulpier for preparing nectar ( Figure 10) Ministry of Agriculture (Jackfruit product Manual 2003). Young green jackfruit are peeled and cut into 1.2 to 1.8 cm thick slices. ...
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Background: Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam) is widely cultivated in tropical and sub-tropical areas worldwide. The tree is highly productive, resilient, and requires minimal care. Jackfruit has a characteristic flavour and is highly versatile. Several studies report the importance of the tree and fruits, ranging from food and medicine to t...
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... Apart from these health benefits, jackfruit can also help improve digestion and strengthen bones (Swami et al., 2012). However, it is considered an underutilized fruit on a commercial scale, mainly due to the higher percentage of inedible portions, which leads to larger waste generation, difficulty in peeling and separation of edible bulbs from the rind, lack of knowledge on proper postharvest practices, and inadequate processing facilities in regions where they are grown (Kumar et al., 2017). In addition, it is rarely grown on a regular plantation scale due to its short shelf life, as well as being an unknown fruit within the Ghanaian community. ...
Jackfruit is one of the tropical fruits uncommonly consumed in Ghana. In this study, the nutritional and health benefits of the jackfruit pulp, together with its bark and leaves, were assessed. The methodology was centered on determining the macro- and micronutrient composition and some potential health benefits of the jackfruit pulps, barks, and leaves. The proximate analytical methods of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC 2000) were used to quantify the macronutrients. The micronutrient contents were determined using spectrophotometric and non-spectrophotometric methods. The total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoids content (TFC), and the β-carotene contents were determined using spectrophotometry as a means of measuring the health benefits of the samples. The crude protein, carbohydrates, and fiber content of the pulp were 1.05±0.06, 17.40±0.36 and 0.46±0.15 g/100 g of fresh fruit sample, respectively. The K, Ca, and P contents of the jackfruit pulps were 422.36±9.60, 69.91±1.66 and 61.17±0.01 mg/100 g of fresh fruit sample, respectively. The TPC, TFC, and β-carotenes content of the pulps were 65.9302±0.0163 mg GAE/100 g, 5.7620±0.0291 mg QE/100 g, and 2.43±0.06 mg/100 g, respectively. The results showed that jackfruit is rich in nutrients including minerals, phytochemicals and in relatively higher amount compared with other fruits.
... It has got great commercial, nutritional and medicinal value in Southeast Asia. Today the tree is widely growing in Australia, Bangladesh, Malaysia Central and Eastern Africa, Florida, Brazil, Burma, Indonesia, in the Caribbean islands, in parts of USA, Brazil, Pacific islands, Yap, Samoa and other islands (Hemalatha et al., 2017). ...
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam., which is commonly known as jackfruit is a tropical fruit, belonging to Moraceae family, native to Western Ghats of India and common in Asia, Africa, and some regions in South America. It is known to be the largest edible fruit in the world. The Jackfruit is an extremely versatile and sweet tasting fruit that possess high nutritional value. Jackfruit is rich in nutrients including carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals. The jackfruit has diverse medicinal uses especially antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and antiviral properties, anticancer and antifungal activity, anthelminthic activity. Traditionally, this plant is used in the treatment of various diseases especially for treatment against inflammation, malarial fever, diarrhoea, diabetes and tapeworm infection. Jackfruit is a good natural source of phytochemicals such as phenolics, flavonoids and tannins, saponins. The health benefits of jackfruit have been attributed to its wide range of physicochemical applications. The use of jackfruit bulbs and its parts has also been reported since ancient times for their therapeutic qualities. The beneficial physiological effects may also have preventive application in a variety of pathologies.
... Jak (Artocarpus heterophillus), belonging to Family Moraceae, is an economically versatile tropical tree crop, providing food, timber, fuel, fodder and medicinal and industrial products. Despite the multi-purpose advantages of Jak tree, it is an underutilized crop in most of the Asian countries (Nair et al., 2018), and Sri Lanka is not an exception. In Sri Lanka, the tree is grown as a home garden crop along with other perennial trees or naturally exists in forests. ...
Root diseases have become an emerging biotic threat to Jak (A. heterophillus), grown in Sri Lanka. Isolation of the causal agents, identification and determination of the effect of selected microenvironmental factors and the crossinfection ability of the causal agents on other perennial crops towards development of effective management measures were the objectives of the present study. Two Rigidoporous microspores isolates and a Fusarium oxysporum and a F. solani isolate were identified as causal agents of root rot disease of Jak. Colony growth of the two R. microsporus isolates and the Fusarium isolates responded differently to pH, temperature and light intensity. Differences of colony growth responses were identified even between the two isolates of R. microporus. Among the perennial tree species used, Atocarpus nobilis was highly susceptible to all four fungal isolates and the lowest infection ability was shown on Persea americana. Artocarpus altilis (Rata Del), Hevea brasiliensis (Rubber), Cinnammomum zeylanicum (Cinnamon), Durio zibethinus (Durian), Psidium guajava (Guvava) and Nephellium lapaceum (Rambutan) were equally-susceptible to the infection by the four fungal isolates, used. Findings of the study are informative when developing an integrated management programme against root diseases of Jak.
Mathematical modeling is a distinctive tool for improving yield and selection when extracting bioactive compounds from plant matrices. The objective of this study is to model the extraction of the main bioactive compounds from jackfruit seeds using supercritical CO2 to reveal aspects of mass transfer associated to this process. Two extraction conditions (12 MPa/40 °C/3 mL min⁻¹ and 20 MPa/50 °C/4 mL min⁻¹), particles with two different radius (0.170 mm and 0.370 mm) and three compounds determined by GC/MS were evaluated (13,27-cycloursan-3-one, 9,19-cycloergost-24(28)-en-3-ol,4,14-dimethyl-,acetate,(3β,4α, 5α) and lanosterol). The model used employed differential mass balances to evaluate the flow of mass through the fluid-particle interface applying film resistance to the interface of the bulk with the fluid. The results indicate that higher solvent specific mass optimizes the extraction of the compounds of interest and that smaller particles facilitate the convection of extraction, accelerating the obtention of compounds at the beginning of the experiment.
