“Since plant-based diets are on everyone’s lips these days, it’s no surprise that jackfruit would become [popular],” says Bonnie Taub-Dix, RDN, the New York City–based author of Read It Before You Eat It: Taking You From Label to Table. “Like tofu, jackfruit takes on the flavor of other foods and spices paired with it,” Taub-Dix says. “So feel free to add it to your favorite dishes to pump up the volume and help you feel full without adding lots of calories. Plus, you get the benefit of its nutrient value.” Read on to learn all about this mysterious fruit, and why you should consider adding it to your diet.
Jackfruit can do the following.
Lower Inflammation in the Body
Promote Healthy Skin
Keep the Heart Healthy
Plus, eating jackfruit as a substitute for meat will save you calories. “It contains fewer calories than most meats,” Gillespie says. “When used as a meat substitute, it can naturally reduce caloric intake.”
“That said, jackfruit does contain a higher amount of calories per serving than other fruits and is composed mainly of carbohydrates, so it is important to monitor serving sizes so as not to overdo it,” Gillespie says.
Brands will often do the heavy lifting for you, so all you need to do is pick up a package or a can of precooked jackfruit near other meat substitutes in the grocery store.
You are allergic to latex or birch pollen, as you may also be allergic to jackfruit.You have kidney issues, such as chronic kidney disease or acute kidney failure, since the potassium in jackfruit could lead to the buildup of potassium in the blood, a condition known as hyperkalemia.
