Harvest

• First fruiting take place 6-8 years after planting. The fruits mature towards the end of summer in June. The yield of jackfruit varies widely with the type and climate condition.
• The trees produce a few fruits to as high as 250 to 300 fruits/tree/year

Ready to cook tender jack fruit

A process protocol developed for canning of tender jack involves treatment combination like blanching process, thermal processing parameters via; time, temperature, and preservatives were optimized based on the quality analysis and shelf-life studies. The study concluded that the samples which were blanched for one minute at 1000 C and pasteurized at 900 C for F value 10 were found to be superior. A shelf life of 2 years could be achieved for pasteurized and sterilized tender jack fruit at refrigerated storage and ambient condition respectively, using this new technology. The product resembled the fresh sample, available to the consumers in a ready to cook form throughout the year.