Description
Versatile
Jackfruit flour is a healthy refined-flour alternative, rich in resistant starch. Made from simply cut, dried, and powdered organic raw jackfruit. Jackfruit flour is an easy alternative flour to reduce or replace the amount of wheat flour in a recipe. It is gluten-free and casein-free and does not trigger an inflammatory response within the body. No sweeteners, No preservatives, No added sugar.
Uses
A raw, pure fruit flour that allows you to bake high quality, gluten-free foods. Jackfruit Flour can be used to make bread, cakes, waffles, pies, and other baked goods. It can even be used in crepes, dessert crusts, crumbles, smoothies, protein bars, and energy balls. Substitute 1 cup of flour with 1/3 cup of jackfruit flour. Can be used savory or sweet:
- Replace or reduce refined flour/ sugar by using jackfruit flour instead! Works in pasta and baking recipes for pies, cookies, muffins, and bread
- Whisk in jackfruit flour to thicken homemade salad dressing, curry sauces, sweet fillings, and dips
- Mix toasted jackfruit flour with desiccated coconut, mixed seed, and nuts to make refined-sugar free bliss balls
Flavour
Jackfruit flour has a mild sweetness and a mild jackfruit aroma. This product is harvested in a cottage industry initiative that does not use any chemical refining, additives, or preservatives to standardize the product.
Ingredient: 100% dried raw jackfruit
Grown in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Packaged in a facility that also processes cashew and coconuts
Storage
Keep airtight in the pantry, away from sunlight and damp. Its potency and flavor remain strong as long as it is stored airtight. With a best before of two years from the manufacture date, this powder remains safe to use for even longer periods as long as it is stored with minimal exposure to light, air, and moisture. This is why HEIRLOOM Jackfruit flour is packed at the origin, in the very region it is harvested from. This seals the freshness and reduces exposure from day one until the pack is opened by you.
Our promise
There is nothing else. No refining or coloring. 100% zero-waste production. The peeled skin is mulched and will fertilize the next crop. This product is internationally accredited by Control Union; Certified Organic (EU and USDA NOP), ISO, and/or HACCP certified.
Benefits
Jackfruit is rich in resistant starch and pectin which are filling, improving gut health and regulating blood sugar levels. Jackfruit flour is high in dietary fiber and phytonutrients. A low GI flour (Glycaemic Index approx 17) it is a suitable option for those watching their weight as well as those affected by diabetes. Jackfruit flour is hypoallergenic and is ideal for those following a gluten-free or nut-free eating plan.
Health Benefits of Jackfruit Flour:
- Improves oral health and digestion.
- Rich in antioxidants and vitamin C, beneficial for healthy skin
- Good for bone health and improves muscle/nerve function
- Promotes healthy thyroid function
- High in Fibre – Jackfruit flour is rich in soluble fiber and lower in carbohydrate levels (compared to wheat and rice). Soluble fiber supports a healthy gut and improves digestive health. Using Jackfruit flour to baking, or even a spoonful to smoothies and hot porridge will significantly raise daily fiber intake.
- Rich in phytonutrients like lignans, isoûavones and saponins
Jackfruit has traditionally been used in many tropical and subtropical countries as an indigenous food crop and is believed to have many health benefits such as anticancer, antihypertensive, antiaging, antioxidative, and antiulcer properties
See the scientific studies conducted on jackfruit benefits.
Read more research-based information, here.
100+ years of expertise
Our Jackfruit flour sales support the traditional livelihoods of villagers in the dry regions of Sri Lanka where jackfruit grows abundantly and is harvested by traditional regenerative methods. Allowing village populations to utilize their age-old knowledge and expertise to survive in this modernized and mechanized world of manufacture by producing this 100% natural unrefined product. Backed by generations of expertise of the harvesters, and packed in a certified ISO and Organic processing mill, this product plays a vital role in the employment, welfare, and wellbeing of the rural village community. The children of our workforce are provided with school books and stationery for the entire school year. The mill also organizes religious and cultural events to inculcate a sense of belonging to a bigger cause, bringing a sense of pride and community to the villagers who are using age-old knowledge, treading lightly, and making a living for their families, sustainably.
Price for quality
Our products are not mass-produced in vast industrialised factories. So we do not enjoy the economies of scale that supermarket brands do. We pay the millers and farmers a fair price. Specifically, batch-crafted for New Zealand, Kokonati & Heirloom products are made with multigenerational expertise and knowledge to be the best quality they can be and so easily justify the premium price for the premium quality you are getting.
Packaging and recycling
450g bag. Dispose of the soft plastic bag in the supermarket collection bin. The reason we use a clear front and aluminum-backing bag for fruit flour is so you can see the product in the clear window before you buy it and because the product potency is preserved without exposure to air or moisture. The bulk of 2.5 kg is in a fully aluminum foil bag to preserve its integrity even longer.
