Nutritional value of jackfruit

Jackfruit has a high nutritional value, which contains carbohydrates, sugar, protein, starch, vitamins, amino acids, calcium, iron, potassium, a certain amount of vegetable fat and various minerals beneficial to human body.

Modern medical research has confirmed that jackfruit is rich in sugar, protein, B vitamins (B 1, B2, B6), vitamin C, minerals, fatty oil and so on. The main therapeutic substance is a substance called jackfruit protein which can be extracted from the juice and peel of jackfruit. Sugar, protein, fatty oil, minerals and vitamins in jackfruit have certain effects on maintaining normal physiological functions of the body.

The benefits of eating jackfruit

Anti-inflammatory and analgesic

Relieve pain, relieve pain

Help promote fluid production and quench thirst.

Dry throat, refreshing and comfortable. Suitable for people with dry mouth, dry eyes, excessive thinking, lack of sleep and excessive speech.

prolong one's life

It has the function of strengthening the body and prolonging life, and also has the effect of losing weight.

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Jackfruit also has beauty effects.

Rich vitamin B can effectively nourish the skin, prevent chapped skin, moisten the brightness of hair, and at the same time eliminate the tension of the body and enhance the immunity of the body;

lose weight

Jackfruit contains almost all the vitamins needed by human body, 16 natural minerals, which can effectively help digestion and absorption.

Promote digestion

Jackfruit pulp contains sugar, fat and protein; In fruit juice, there is also an enzyme similar to gastric juice, which can decompose protein and help digestion. So it is very beneficial to eat after meals.

Promote lactation

The seed core of jackfruit is rich in starch, fat and protein. It can be eaten when cooked, and can be used to treat postpartum hypogalactia. The heart of jackfruit, as soft as coconut, is usually used to cook sweet soup.

Promote blood circulation

After taking jackfruit, it can strengthen the hydrolysis of fibrin in the body, dissolve fibrin and blood clots blocked in tissues and blood vessels, thus improving local blood and body fluid circulation, absorbing and eliminating inflammation and edema, and has certain auxiliary therapeutic effect on diseases caused by thrombosis such as cerebral thrombosis.

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, and is suitable for treating inflammation and edema caused by various reasons, such as bronchitis, bronchial asthma, acute pneumonia, pharyngolaryngitis, retinitis, mastitis, postpartum breast congestion, postpartum thrombophlebitis, arthritis, scapulohumeral periarthritis, cellulitis, leg ulcer and other diseases.

Pineapple honey juice can be directly used externally to treat lymphangitis, hemorrhoids and other diseases.

The pineapple honey juice can be directly applied locally to treat lymphangitis, hemorrhoids and other diseases.

Treat a cold

Fever, cough and sore throat are the most obvious symptoms of a cold. In addition to resting quietly in bed, you might as well drink a cup of fresh pineapple juice, which has the effect of cooling down and effectively lowering the bronchi. According to medical research, since ancient times, human beings often rely on bromelain contained in pineapples to relieve the symptoms of sore throat and cough.

Clean the stomach

Friends who are often constipated can try a folk prescription: eat a fresh pineapple every morning.

Side effects of jackfruit

Pay attention to avoid allergic reactions when eating jackfruit.

Fan Chengda in the Southern Song Dynasty wrote in "Gui" that "jackfruit is as big as wax gourd and extremely sweet when peeled", and accurately summarized the size, eating method and taste of jackfruit in a simple sentence.

But some people will have allergic reactions after eating jackfruit, just as some people will have allergic symptoms such as skin flushing, itching, wheal and abdominal pain after eating mango. Experienced people suggest that the pulp of jackfruit can be soaked in light salt water for a few minutes before eating, which can avoid allergic reactions.

Jackfruit and honey can't be eaten together.

Although the nutritional value of jackfruit is quite high, there are similar things. It is particularly noteworthy that jackfruit can't be eaten with honey! Honey and jackfruit are two normal foods and have no harm to human body. However, when these two foods are eaten together and mixed together, the molecular structure of honey and jackfruit will change and will continue to expand. However, people's stomach can't bear this infinite expansion at all, which will lead to abdominal distension and death in severe cases.

Health tips

(1) Old people and children should eat it, which has a good nourishing effect. You can't eat too much jackfruit. Eating too much makes people feel chest tightness and nausea.

(2) The main edible part is the seed, which tastes similar to millet, but it can only be eaten after it is cooked.

(3) When eating, first wipe off the white pulp in the skin, then dig out the pulp with a knife and dip it in water or salt water. If you have white paste on your hands, scrub them with a little cooking oil.