Asia’s ‘fruit from heaven’ arrives in the UK

Not many of us will have heard of the Baby Jackfruit before but this unusual and interesting fruit is known as the ‘fruit from heaven’ in Asia and when you look at its health benefits you can see why.

Baby Jackfruit is used for food and medicine across Southeast Asia, but, due to its seasonality, scarcity and alack of awareness of its potential health benefits, the red skinned fruit is still an unrecognized food in Europe.

In Vietnam the Baby Jackfruit is revered as the ‘fruit from heaven’ and is prized for its ability to promote longevity, vitality, and health. Traditional Chinese Medicine uses the seeds for a whole range of problems from liver and spleen disorders, to helping heal wounds, hemorrhoids, bruises and swelling. Furthermore, recent findings have led to fruit extracts being used to treat problems such as “dry eyes” (xerophthalmia) and night blindness.

Baby Jackfruit's benefits are not without substantiation and scientists have shown its flesh (aril) to be an excellent source of two natural molecules that are integral to our health and wellbeing - beta-carotene (Vitamin A) and lycopene.
 
The fruit has also been found to contain up to 10 times the amount of beta-carotene of carrots and sweet potatoes.

Baby Jackfruit has also been shown to be especially high in the protein, lycopene, a powerful antioxidant.

The first natural Baby Jackfruit product to ever be launched in the UK is now available from Natur Boutique, drinkherbaltea.co.uk and leading independent health stores. Natur Boutique’s Baby Jackfruit comes in easy to use 1 a day capsules and a pack of 40 costs just £10.95.