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Breadfruit

Breadfruit is a starchy tropical fruit commonly boiled, roasted, fried, or baked as a vegetable-like staple.

Breadfruit — illustrative ingredient image

About Breadfruit

Breadfruit is the large, starchy fruit of the breadfruit tree, harvested mature but unripe for use as a cooked food. Its green, uneven skin encloses firm pale flesh with a dense, potato-like texture and a mild, bread-like or nutty flavour after cooking. The fruit may contain few or many seeds depending on the variety.

Mature breadfruit is commonly boiled, steamed, roasted, baked, fried, or mashed, and is often served as a savoury staple or vegetable-like side. Riper fruit becomes softer and sweeter, with a more pronounced aroma, and may be prepared differently. Fresh fruit, frozen pieces, flour, and dried products are distinct forms.

The whole fruit is typically cut or opened before cooking, with preparation changing the firmness, moisture, colour, and flavour of the flesh. Skin and core are generally removed before use, while seed content varies by variety. Milling, drying, freezing, and cooking produce forms that are not interchangeable with fresh fruit.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for breadfruit

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

English

Breadfruit

English

breadfruit (raw)

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English

Breadfruit, boiled in unsalted water

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English

Breadfruit, cooked

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Breadfruit nutrition & diet

Breadfruit nutritional value

Breadfruit, raw

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
103kcal
Protein
1.1g
Carbs
27.1g
Fat
0.2g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Identify maturity and edible part, removing peel, core, and seeds where applicable. Distinguish boiled, steamed, roasted, baked, fried, dried, or milled breadfruit, and record added oil, salt, sweeteners, or sauces separately from the plain cooked flesh.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to mature or immature breadfruit flesh, with peel, core, and seeds excluded or included as specified.

Diet considerations

Plant-derived fruit used as a starchy staple. Compatibility changes with frying oil, batter, sweet sauces, dairy, meat accompaniments, or processing into flour or chips. Plain cooked flesh has a different portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern from dried, milled, fried, or prepared breadfruit products.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically compatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically compatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    Depends on the version
  • Paleo
    Typically compatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Vegetarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Keto · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Paleo · Typically compatible
The plain form fits the conventional paleo food groups. Added ingredients and individual interpretations can differ.
Low-carb · Depends on the version
Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Breadfruit, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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