The efficacy of jackfruit and how to eat it

Jackfruit is a specialty fruit in the south. Let’s learn about the benefits of jackfruit.

Jackfruit has high nutritional value

It contains carbohydrates, sugar, protein, starch, vitamins, amino acids, calcium, iron, potassium, a certain amount of plant fat and various minerals useful to the human body. It is a fruit that is good for beauty and qi. Its pulp contains sugar, fat and protein; in the juice, it also contains an enzyme similar to gastric juice, which can break down protein and help digestion. Because it is native to India and is only distributed in tropical areas such as Hainan, Yunnan and Taiwan after being introduced into my country, the price of the product is relatively high.

Hainan's abundant harvest of jackfruit - Jackfruit bears fruit on the trunk or main branches, also known as "tree pineapple" or "wood pineapple". It is native to India and Malaysia, and has been introduced to Hainan Island for a hundred years. It is widely cultivated throughout the island. There are more than 30 varieties of jackfruit, which are divided into two categories: hard meat and soft meat. It blooms every spring, and the fruit ripens in summer and autumn. When ripe, it is fragrant.

The value of jackfruit - local young people chew it like gum before dating, which can change the bad breath; it also has the effect of improving health and prolonging life. The older the tree is, the bigger the fruit is and the harder the wood is, which can be called "old but strong".

How to eat Hainan jackfruit:

Use a knife to cut it in the middle, cut off the white part with mucus in the middle, use a plastic bag or a fresh-keeping bag to wipe off the mucus on it, peel out each yellow flesh, then peel out the kernel inside, and eat the yellow flesh. It will be sweeter after being chilled. The kernel inside is also its seed, which can be eaten after being cooked like peanuts, and it tastes good with a little salt. (Avoid: Jackfruit and honey cannot be eaten together. Eating them together will cause flatulence, and in severe cases, it can be life-threatening!)

Tip: If your hands are stained with slime, you can wash them with peanut oil, which will easily wash off the slime. The same goes for washing knives.

Modern medical research has confirmed that jackfruit is rich in sugars, proteins, B vitamins (B1, B2, B6), vitamin C, minerals, fatty oils, etc. Its main therapeutic substance is a substance called jackfruit protein that can be extracted from jackfruit juice and peel. The sugars, proteins, fatty oils, minerals and vitamins in jackfruit play a certain role in maintaining the normal physiological functions of the body.

After taking jackfruit, the hydrolysis of fibrin in the body can be enhanced, and fibrin and blood clots blocked in tissues and blood vessels can be dissolved, thereby improving local blood and body fluid circulation, absorbing and subsiding inflammation and edema, and having a certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on cerebral thrombosis and other diseases caused by thrombosis. The pineapple protein extracted from jackfruit can be used in combination with antibiotics and other drugs to promote the penetration and diffusion of drugs into diseased tissues. It is suitable for the treatment of inflammation, edema and other diseases caused by various reasons, such as bronchitis, bronchial asthma, acute pneumonia, pharyngitis, retinitis, mastitis, postpartum breast congestion, postpartum thrombophlebitis, arthritis, periarthritis, cellulitis, leg ulcers and other diseases. In addition, direct application of jackfruit sap to the local area can treat diseases such as lymphangitis and hemorrhoids.

The flesh of Hainan jackfruit - the fruit is formed on the trunk, with countless golden flesh inside. The flesh contains sugar, fat, protein, deep sweet taste, thick and soft, sweet and delicious, and rich fragrance. The fruit of jackfruit is light yellow, and the varieties are mainly divided into two categories: wet and dry. The wet jackfruit has hard skin, thick flesh, juicy, sweet taste, and special and strong aroma; the dry jackfruit has less juice, soft and sweet, fresh taste sweet, and medium aroma; when ripe, the skin is yellow-green or yellow-brown, with hexagonal tumors on the skin, hard and soft thorns; the flesh is light yellow and white, sweet and juicy, hence the name jackfruit. Jackfruit has the effects of quenching thirst, promoting lactation, and replenishing the middle and replenishing qi. The quality of the dry jackfruit is better. In the Leizhou Peninsula area, it is mostly planted sporadically in the courtyard. The jackfruit is large and delicious, and is famous. Jackfruit blooms in spring and the fruit ripens in summer and autumn. When ripe, it is full of fragrance and is particularly tempting. The fruit is as big as a winter melon, shaped like a cow's stomach, with a serrated skin, and the golden flesh inside is rich and delicious!

Jackfruit has high nutritional value, containing carbohydrates, sugars, proteins, starch, vitamins, amino acids, calcium, iron, potassium, a certain amount of plant fat and various minerals useful to the human body. At the same time, jackfruit also has high medicinal value. The Compendium of Materia Medica records that "jackfruit is sweet and fragrant...it can quench thirst and relieve irritability, wake up the spleen and replenish qi", and it also has the effect of strengthening the body and prolonging life, and is also effective in weight loss.

Be careful when eating jackfruit

Avoid allergic reactions. Before eating jackfruit, soak its flesh in light salt water for a few minutes. This method can not only avoid allergic reactions, but also make the flesh taste more mellow. In Xuwen County in the Leizhou Peninsula, people often use jackfruit and honey to soak into jackfruit wine. This golden liquid sweet wine is called "Xuwen Liquid". In addition, locals also use rice soup with jackfruit leaves to make a folk remedy to treat diseases such as stomachache.

The taste of jackfruit is as tempting as its name, but one thing I want to warn everyone is that when choosing, try to buy cut ones, otherwise the jackfruit you buy may not taste good due to lack of experience.