When will jackfruit be on the market?

Pineapple honey, also known as Sangkopolo honey, wood pineapple, tree pineapple, etc., is an evergreen tree of the genus Sangkopolo, native to India in tropical Asia. It was introduced into China from India in the Sui and Tang dynasties. It was renamed jackfruit in the Song Dynasty and is still in use today. The nutritional value is very high. The pulp has the effects of relieving thirst, dredging breast and tonifying qi. Let's take a look at when jackfruit will be on the market.

When will jackfruit be on the market?

Jackfruit is the heaviest fruit in the world. It usually blossoms from February to March and matures from September to October. When the fruit is ripe, it has a yellowish brown skin with tuberous protuberance and coarse hair on the surface. The single fruit generally weighs 5 to 20 kilograms, and the heaviest is more than 59 kilograms. It is widely cultivated in Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan and other places in China, as well as Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Malaysia.

How much is jackfruit per jin?

The market price of jackfruit is about 45 yuan per jin (jackfruit weighs 20 kilograms, with the heaviest more than 59 kilograms), while the price of dried pineapple is about 40 yuan to 50 yuan per jin. In fact, the main factor affecting jackfruit's price is the place and time of sale. if you buy it in Hainan, it will certainly be cheap, but it will be more expensive when you go out of Hainan, and the more you go north, the more expensive it will be. At the same time, when jackfruit is listed in large quantities, the price will be much cheaper.

The selection and purchase method of jackfruit

1. Color: mature jackfruit is usually golden in color. Jackfruit, who is not fully ripe, may bring a little turquoise. Turquoise is jackfruit's original color, when the mature season, the size is basically the same, the color will slowly become golden. However, it does not mean that jackfruit cannot be bought without golden color. Turquoise jackfruit can also be bought. After putting it back for three or two days, it will slowly become ripe and yellow.

2. Skin: the high-quality jackfruit skin is intact, with more sharp "nails" or "thorns", which is also the special feature of jackfruit's skin. Skin with a little black spots, this is normal, but also a normal phenomenon of mature jackfruit. But if there are a lot of these little black spots or if all of them are black, you should be careful at this time. Pay attention to see if the dark place is rotten, and if it is rotten, handle it carefully.

3. Size: there is no reference to the size of jackfruit, because the size of jackfruit is uneven and the size is all right. At this time, the size is to look at the size of the "nail" on the skin. Jackfruit, who is still in the period of growth and development, the "nail" of its epidermis will be more sharp, because it is a kind of growth situation. In the mature period of jackfruit, the "nail" of its epidermis will be relatively low-key and conservative, softer, but the end of the general "nail" has shrunk a bit.

4. Smell: jackfruit will have a strong fragrance after maturity, and the epidermis will crack a little bit, and the place where the split will be, the fragrance will be more intense.

5. Taste: jackfruit's taste varies, but if you find it rotten after cutting it, you should treat it with caution and stop eating it if necessary.