نبذة مختصرة : Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) has been drawing lots of attention recently due to its abundant bioactive compounds, health-promoting benefits, and wide application in the food and nonfood industry. This comprehensive review explores the nutritional profile of jackfruit, emphasising the polysaccharides, macro- and micronutrients, and bioactive phytochemicals. The health benefits of phytochemicals have been examined, including anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antioxidant, anticancer, antiobesity, immune effects, antimicrobial, antiviral, and wound healing. This review also extends the content of jackfruit polysaccharides extraction, bioactivity, along their research limitation. For application, this review discussed the traditional use and current product development tendency, especially in the food and nonfood industry. Due to its unique texture, jackfruit takes a place in meat analogue, which has been demonstrated in this review as well. Finally, commercial potential and challenges in jackfruit and related product development have been discussed and future research direction and market opportunities have been provided.
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