Jackfruit For Fertility: 5 Emerging Benefits, Use, Side Effects & Impact On Pregnancy

Hey! wondering what is jackfruit. Can I eat Jackfruit for fertility benefits, what are the health benefits of jackfruit, what uses, and what side effects?

Wow, lots of questions, but rest assured you will get detailed answers to the questions above as you go deeper into this post. You can as well navigate through the table of contents provided.

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What Is Jackfruit?

In Nigeria where I grew up, people call it sycamore fruit. No, the right name is Jackfruit and the botanical name is Artocarpus Heterophyllus. The plant family name of jackfruit is Moraceae.

Jackfruit Taste

Jackfruit is a delicious fruit with an Acrid, Sweet, and Astringent taste.

Jackfruit Uses

The tree, fruits, seed, bark, and leaf are very beneficial and have both medicinal and economic uses.

Dietary uses: a source of food

The fruits
Jackfruits are a potential source of dietary carbohydrates, protein, fat, minerals, and vitamins that are beneficial to the body [1, 2].

Economic uses: Source of durable timber

The tree log
The tree log is an economic source of durable timber for furniture.
The tree can serve as a decorative plant that provides shade for resting with sufficient oxygen.

Therapeutic uses: source of medicinal herbs

The bark, roots, leaves, and fruit have different medicinal properties and are used in several traditional medicines to treat many ailments.

Jackfruit For Fertility

Here are the known fertility benefits of jackfruits

May help boosts egg viability in females

Jack fruit may improve fertility in several ways due to its rich nutritional content such as polyphenols which boost egg viability.

Zinc and Vitamin B6 content also help improve sperm quality including other nutrients like riboflavin and fiber that also help improve heart function for proper blood circulation which is necessary for reproductive activities.

Boost sperm quality in males

Jackfruit seeds are fortified with essential phytochemicals such as polyphenols that lower the impact of oxidative stress.

2018 study also indicates the antioxidant activity of polyphenols may boost sperm count, and motility, and reduce cellular damage to reproductive organs triggered by ROS.

Jackfruit in Pregnancy

Eating jackfruit during pregnancy has a good number of benefits such as;

• Lowers the risk of miscarriages

The polyphenols compound present in jackfruit seed may be helpful to pregnant women during pregnancy by reducing the risk of miscarriages.

2014 study on the effects of dietary polyphenols on early development confirms that it may improve fertility by boosting reproductive activities, fetal health, and the bioavailability of vital nutrients.

• Enhance fetal development

Jackfruit is loaded with the B-complex group of vitamins such as vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), niacin, riboflavin, and folic acid which are all needed by pregnant women for their baby development.

Pyridoxine, a vitamin B6 found in Jackfruit may also help in creating neurotransmitters ( chemical messengers carry chemical signals from one neuron to another. The body system can’t function without them).

• May Help Curb Nauseous Feeling

The presence of vitamin b6 in Jackfruit may reduce nausea which most people called morning sickness.
Also, a related study affirms that vitamin B6 may help treat morning sickness.

Jackfruit Seeds Benefits

Avoid throwing jackfruit seeds away after eating the fruits because the seeds are loaded with essential compounds needed by the body. It has several health benefits detailed here.

1. May improve men’s sexual performance

Jackfruit seeds have several complex protein compounds that are helpful to the body such as arginine, cystine, histidine, leucine, lysine, methionine, threonine, and tryptophan.
Arginine is an energy booster needed which provides stamina for reproductive activities.

2. May Lowers Aging Rate

Jackfruit seeds contain vital photochemical compound such as polyphenols that prevent cellular damage caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS) promotes ageless skin, and improve skin radiance. May also prevent skin concerns such as acne.

3. Promote Healthy Bone

Eating Jackfruit seeds may improve bone health due to the presence of calcium, potassium, and magnesium all are important minerals for healthy hearts and bones.

4. Boost Fertility

Iron and Zinc are vita micro minerals that promote other micro minerals that help boost fertility and hormonal health.

5. Improves Heart Function

Jackfruit is a rich source of fiber, that improves digestion, makes one less hungry, promotes a healthy heart, and lowers bad cholesterol which may trigger health problems.

It also contains Iron that promotes blood formation, riboflavin, and several other vitamin B complexes which helps in regulating blood pressure, lower sugar level, and inflammation of the gut.

Jackfruit in Spanish

Jack fruit is called yuca in Spanish, while the tree is known as Árbol de Jaca and the leaf is equally called Hoja de Jaca.

In Spanish, Jackfruit is known for its energy-boosting effect, it also aids digestion due to fiber content, boosts immunity due presence of C vitamins, and prevents premature aging due to the presence of polyphenols.

Jackfruit Flour

The seed of Jackfruit is now more useful, and beneficial than ever, all thanks to James Joseph, a tech veteran who invented jackfruit flour after he learned about its excellent benefits for diabetic patients.

A trusted source indicates that jackfruit flour is made by combining mature unripe green jackfruit, seeds, and strands.

Jackfruit Flour For Diabetes

According to a journal by American Diabetes Association (ADA), Greenjackk canfcanhehelpregulatelatee blood sugar levels, and has been proven clinically good for people with type-2 diabetes, a related study reveals.

Additionally, before the offiFloorrecognition of Jackfruit floor by ADA, the University of Sydney in 2016 has already proven the effectiveness of Jackfruit flour in diabetes management, and further recommended that over higher GL carbohydrate meals.

Research reveals that green jackfruit flour has about 57% of fiber more than other ingredients, and fiber can help with regular cholesterol and improve heart function.

Uses of Jackfruit Flour

Due to its low calories, and carbohydrate makeup jackfruit flour has been adopted as a better option for making cakes, pancakes, crackers, cookies Brownies, and any flour base food you can think of.

Jackfruit For Weight Loss

Jackfruit is high in fiber and regular intake may prevent obesity, and lower the risk of heart disease.

Jackfruit helps in weight management due to its high fiber content. The fiber makes you less hungry and less craving calories foods.
They are low in calories and can be good snacks for people who want to lose weight.

Jackfruit For Cancer

Jackfruit is a potential Anticancer agent enriched with several phytochemical compounds such as lignans, isoflavones, and saponins which can inhibit the formation and growth of cancer cells, helpful in treating lymphoma cancer and combatting stomach ulcers.

Saponins are effective in combating Colon Cancer by binding to their outer layer, and as well help in flushing toxins out of the Colon.

Isoflavones and Lignans phytonutrients on the other hand help to inhibit the growth of Endometrial Cancer.

Another related study indicates that Jackfruit contains essential compounds with chemoprotective properties which can decrease the mutagenicity of aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and the proliferation of cancer cells.

Jackfruit For Kidney Patients

Flavonoids are found in Jackfruits which may help protect the kidney and improve its function.

A study in 2018 also indicates that flavonoids may protect the kidneys from the impacts of nephrotoxic agents which is a factor that causes acute kidney injury or chronic kidney disease.

Another helpful impact of flavonoids is their inhibitory effect against inflammation released by mediators from the mast cells, neutrophils, and macrophages, Research reveals.

Jackfruit In Nigeria

Jackfruit is found largely in Anambra state, a few can also be found in some parts of Ebonyi, Imo, and Enugu. In Nigeria, most people call it sycamore, but the real name is Jackfruit.

Jackfruit For Cooking

Since the invention of green Jackfruit flour, many have adopted it as a g, good alternative to wheat flour, and can be used in the preparation of any flour-based food of your choice such as cake, cookies, etc.

Also, you can extract the seed of the ripe jackfruit, cook it, and eat it due to its high nutrient value and health benefits.

Jackfruit Side Effects

Are there any side effects of eating Jackfruit or seed? Currently, there are no side effects hence it is safe.

JC

JC is passionate about finding the impact of foods (feeding habits) on human fertility and reproductive health and a way to improve fertility.