Why Breadfruit...... Cause

This morning fresh off our Breadfruit Trees, drained overnight


Attachment 41194Health benefits of breadfruit

As in line with other tropical fruits, breadfruit too holds lots of calories. 100 g fresh fruit provides 102 calories. The major fraction of this comes from the carbohydrates. Ripe fruits are sweeter since their starch content is converted into sucrose and simple sugars like fructose and glucose.

Its pulp has more fiber than in jackfruit, which makes it a good bulk laxative. Dietary fiber helps reduce blood cholesterol by preventing its absorption in the gut, reduce obesity, blood pressure and help protect the colon mucous membrane by warding off cancer-causing chemicals from the colon.

It has small amounts of flavonoid anti-oxidants in the form of xanthin and luein. Yellow-orange varieties have more of these compounds.
Breadfruit has more vitamin-C than jackfruit, and banana, provides about 29 mg or 48% of RDA. Vitamin-C (ascorbic acid) is a strong water-soluble antioxidant. Consumption of fruits rich in the vitamin C help body develops resistance against infectious agents and scavenges harmful free radicals.

The fruit has moderate levels of essential vitamins, and minerals. Like other tropical delicacies, it is rich in many vital B-complex groups of vitamins. The fruit is a moderate source of vitamins, especially thiamin, pyridoxine, and niacin.

Fresh fruit is an excellent source of potassium. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that help regulate heart rate and blood pressure. Its pulp is good in copper, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus.

Breadfruit seeds contain average levels of protein; 100 g seeds provide 7.4 g or 13% of daily-recommended values. However, they are excellent sources of minerals like potassium, iron, calcium, zinc, selenium, manganese, etc.

And it tastes wonderful!!!!

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Me love the best roasted.

Cap

Agree on roasted vs boiled, roasted all the way.

Gail, what do you mean by "drained overnight"? I wasn't aware you had to do any special preparation with breadfruit...

Gail, our friends...Garnett & family {remember them?] had roasted breadfruit and brains of the cow. I tried the breadfruit and passed on the brains of the cow. I didn't exactly care for the breadfruit. Must be an acquired taste? Todd

Nice picture of Valdean!

Great nutritional info and thank you. Hope you do more of these. Well done.

Good to know

I've never tasted breadfruit. I guess I can do that in April. So is it a sweet taste as in what you get with fruit or is it more of a vegetable feel (if that makes sense)?