Fruit
Breadfruit
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) is a large starchy tropical fruit of the mulberry family, green and firm when mature-unripe for savoury cooking, softer and sweeter when fully ripe. Texture when roasted or boiled is potato-like to bread-like—hence the English name. Seeds are present in some types; seedless cultivars dominate Pacific food systems. Roast whole, fry chips, boil chunks for stews, ferment, or dry into flour. Pacific Island, Caribbean, and tropical African cuisines treat it as a staple carbohydrate more than a dessert fruit. Handle carefully—the latex can stain.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.3 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 4.66 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 13.8 g
- Dietary Fibre 1.99 g
- Total Sugars 9.24 g
- Complex / starch 0.93 g
- Protein 0.78 g
- Water 89.5 g
- Energy 51.8 kcal
- Water 89.5 g
- Carbohydrates 13.8 g
- Sugars 9.24 g
- Monosaccharides 6.46 g
- Disaccharides 2.77 g
- Starch 0.93 g
- Amylose 0.23 g
- Amylopectin 0.7 g
- Digestible Starch 0.79 g
- Resistant Starch 0.09 g
- Fibre 1.99 g
- Soluble Fibre 0.7 g
- Insoluble Fibre 1.29 g
- Protein 0.78 g
- Plant Protein 0.74 g
- Fat 0.3 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.1 g
- Vitamins 79.2 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.03 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.05 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.46 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.23 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.1 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 16.5 µg
- Vitamin C 35 mg
- Vitamin E 0.32 mg
- Vitamin K 5.4 µg
- Minerals 491 mg
- Major Minerals 485 mg
- Trace Minerals 5.9 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Sodium Chloride 0.01 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 35 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.03 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.05 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.46 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.23 · vitamin-b6: 0.09 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.1 · vitamin-b9-folate: 16.5 · vitamin-e: 0.32 · vitamin-k: 5.4 ·
Minerals
Sodium: 4.66 · Potassium: 430 · Calcium: 50 · Iron: 0.5 · Zinc: 0.4 · Iodine: 5 ·
Fruit energy is mostly natural sugars with fibre and vitamin C varying by species.
History
Breadfruit was domesticated and spread with Austronesian voyaging across the Pacific.
British transplant expeditions (including Bligh’s voyages) moved breadfruit toward Caribbean plantation food systems.
Breadfruit remained a local staple in tropical home gardens and markets rather than a global commodity fruit.
Interest in climate-resilient staples revived research into breadfruit flour and wider cultivation.