Freeze dried jackfruit – The love at first try

Jackfruit is a favorite fruit of many people. It is considered as an indispensable great ingredient in many desserts like sweet soup, jackfruit yogurt, … And recently, the snacks of dried jackfruit, or soft dried jackfruit are attracting the attention of many people especially young people. In particular, freeze dried jackfruit is a nutritious snack with delicious taste, crispy and spongy texture along with natural nutrients that are safe for health.

Origin of jackfruit

The jackfruit tree, scientifically known as Artocarpus heterophyllus, is native to South India and then popularly grown in Southeast Asian countries.

In Vietnam, jackfruit has been grown for a long time and is very popular. The types of jackfruit grown in Vietnam are: Thai jackfruit, To Nu jackfruit, turmeric jackfruit, seedless jackfruit, red fleshed jackfruit…

Nutritional composition and uses of jackfruit

Jackfruit is a nutrient-rich fruit, it contains many vitamins and minerals beneficial to human health such as vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, potassium, iron, niacin, magnesium and many other nutrients.

Thanks to the above nutrients, freeze dried jackfruit brings many good health benefits such as:

• Prevention of anemia
• Stabilize heart rate, blood pressure
• Lower blood cholesterol
• Provides an abundant source of energy
• Cancer Prevention
• Help strengthen bones
• Good for nerve cells
• Lower blood sugar
• Stimulating milk glands
• Support treatment and prevention of gastritis
• Anti-aging, prevent melasma, freckles
• Improves thyroid function…

Advantages of freeze dried jackfruit 

• The product after drying retains its natural beautiful color, delicious and rich flavor, and the nutritional content remains intact or changes very little.
• Product moisture is low, helping to extend the shelf life.
• The shape and color are the same as the original.
• The product is not contaminated, the amount of residual water is very small (1~3%), less bacteria
• The product structure is unchanged, easy to crush into soluble powders.

Not only delicious, healthy, but so convenient for using and storing as well, freeze dried jackfruit should be a must-have snack in your house now!