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Table 1 Average nutritional elements of jackfruit flakes and selected fruits

From: Nutritional prospects of jackfruit and its potential for improving dietary diversity in Uganda

 

Magnesium mg/100 g

Calcium mg/100 g

Vitamin A µg/100 g

Vitamin C mg/100 g

Sugars mg/g

Proteins g/100 g

Fats g/100 g

Fibre g/100 g

Jack fruit flakes*

83

60

10

9

29

0.7

0.4

1.4

Jack fruit seeds*

95

45

na

4.3

na

0.4

0.2

2.3

Avocado

29

13

7

10

0.7

2

14.7

6.7

Bananas

27

5

3

8.7

12.2

1.1

0.3

2.6

Oranges

10

40

11

53.2

9.4

0.9

0.1

2.4

mangoes

10

11

54

36.4

13.7

0.8

0.4

1.6

pineapple

12

13

3

16.9

9.9

0.6

0.1

1.4

Watermelon

10

7

28

8.1

6.2

0.6

0.2

0.4

Guavas

22

18

31

228.3

8.9

2.6

1

5.4

Papaya

21

20

47

60.9

7.8

0.5

0.3

1.7

Passion fruit

29

12

64

30

12.1

2.2

0.7

10.4

Tamarind

92

74

2

3.5

38.8

2.8

0.6

5.1

Jackfruit

29

24

5

13.7

19.1

1.7

0.6

1.5

  1. The amount with asterisk was estimated in this study as an average of triplicate samples while the other amounts were derived from USDA National Nutrient Data Base [16]
  2. Na not assessed