Thai Name: Khanun (ขนุน)
Common name: Jack fruit
Scientific name: Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam
Remark: The yellow flesh group / The yellowish orange flesh group
Season availability: year round
Peak Period: Jan – Aug
Shape: ovate or oblong
Colour: yellowish brown skin; golden yellow flesh
Taste: sweet and fragrant Jackfruits of this group are planted widely.
Weight: 6-15 kg
Nutrition remark: High in protein, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin A and C.
Preparation and eating:
- Cut the fruit in half lengthwise. Wipe out all the latex with paper
- Remove the cor. Place each the half fruit on a table or a flat surface; press the skin along the edge down with your hands to separate fruit sections
- Pull out each sections. Cut open the flesh and remove the seed
*** eaten fresh and frozen. Added in fruit salad, ice-cream and desserts