Jackfruit bears fruit at three years old. About ten fruits can be harvested the first time the tree begins to bear. The average tree will optimally bear between 100 to 200 fruits per year.

"Using durian and jackfruit purchased from a market, we converted the fruits' waste portions (biomass) into super-capacitors that can be used to store electricity efficiently," said study ...

Jackfruit trees are tropical evergreen trees that produce the largest fruit in the world. The fruits taste like a cross between a banana and a pineapple and can weigh up to 80 pounds and reach 36 ...

That may explain why some chefs and food companies have begun promoting jackfruit. It has a texture (though not a protein content) like meat’s. It’s starchy and neutral tasting, so “you can ...