Jackfruit waste  (Artocarpus heterophyllus)

Synonyms: Artocarpus integer, Artocarpus integrifolia, Artocarpus jaca

Common name: Jackfruit

Local names: Hindi: Katahal, Kathal Manipuri: Theibong Marathi: Phanas Tamil: Palaa Malayalam: Chakka Telugu: Panas Kannada: Halasinahannu Bengali: Kathal Oriya: Panas Sanskrit: Panasam Kuki: Lamphong

Jackfruit is a tree which is unique in the fact that it produced huge fruits directly from its stem. Jackfruit is most probably native of the rain-forests of the Western Ghats. In fact, the name Jackfruit is derived from the Malayalam name chakka. It is cultivated at low elevations throughout India.

Nutritive value

The waste from ripe fruits is more palatable than waste from raw fruits. It contains 7.9% CP, 14.1% crude fibre, 0.80% calcium and 0.10% phosphorus. This is rich source of energy, having 65.3 % NFE (Banerjee, 2000). The rind of the ripe fruit is relished by cattle.