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can have therapeutic uses.The jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) belonging to family Moraceae is an integral part of common Indian diet and commonly known as “Kathal”. Jackfruit appears in the Indian market in spring and is available till summer. Jackfruit pulp is eaten afresh and used in fruit salads and possesses high nutritional value7. Jackfruit also has been reported to contain antioxidant prenylflavones8.Recently, antioxidant capacity of fruit pulp has been evaluated9. However, jackfruit seeds areless popular as vegetable and are eaten when boiled or roasted. These are believed to be digested with difficulty10. The composition of jackfruit seeds has been reported11,12 and found to contains similar compositions as that of grains. The seeds are also rich source of carbohydrates and proteins and good source offibre and vitamins. A major protein, Jacalin has been isolated from jackfruit seeds and possessed immunological properties13,14.Jackfruit seeds are not much explored in terms of nutrition and antioxidant properties. Chemical composition and mineral content of jackfruit seeds have been studied15. Soong and Barlow16 have evaluated antioxidant properties of jackfruit seeds and found to show more than 70% contribution to the total antioxidant activity and phenolic content. Investigation of various nutritional components, phytochemicals and antioxidant activity present in the seeds of jackfruit was the aim of the present study in order to understand their nutritional and other health benefits.
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