Many people know it by the name Katahal. Jackfruit is a tropical fruit and is known for its fruity flavour, unique size, and sweet taste. It is rich in vitamins, minerals, fibre, and energy. It’s also free from saturated fats or cholesterol.
Some of the benefits of jackfruit are:

1. Gives Energy and Revitalizes Body Instantly:
Just 100g of jackfruit can provide 95 calories. It’s soft and easily digestible and contains sucrose and fructose, due to which you can get instant energy and your body revitalizes instantly.

2. Protects Colon Mucous Membrane:
It is a fibre-rich fruit which helps in protecting mucous membrane of the colon since it decreases the exposure time and binds to the carcinogenic chemicals in the colon easily.

3. Protects Lungs and Keeps Away Oral Cavity Cancer:
This fruit contains little amount of Vitamin A, flavonoids like carotene-beta, xanthin, lutein, and cryptoxanthin-beta which together play an important role in vision functioning. It also protects lungs and keeps oral cavity cancer away, keeping the body healthy.

4. Controls Heart Rate and Blood Pressure:
Potassium, manganese, iron, magnesium etc. are present in a good amount of this fruit. Among all potassium is an important component controls body fluids, heart rate, and blood pressure.

5. Anti-ageing Properties:
The anti-ageing properties of jackfruit keep the skin younger for a longer period.

6. Anti-ulcer Properties:
Jackfruit can keep you away from ulcers as well.

7. Digestion:
The rich fibre content in jackfruits helps in easy digestion by clearing the bowel movement.

8. Asthma and Anemia:
Extracts from the roots of the jackfruit plant control asthma and the iron content of the fruit keep anaemia away from the body.