Canned green jackfruit has a mild taste and meat-like texture that lends itself to being called "vegetable meat".

It is available internationally, canned or frozen, and in chilled meals, as are various products derived from the fruit, such as noodles and chips.

Later the Malayalam name ചക്ക (chakka) was recorded by Hendrik van Rheede (1678–1703) in the Hortus Malabaricus, vol.

[17] The common English name "jackfruit" was used by physician and naturalist Garcia de Orta in his 1563 book Colóquios dos simples e drogas da India.

[20] Nangka is another name used in Philippine English[7] borrowing from Tagalog related to nangkà in Cebuano[21] and in Malay, both from the same Austronesian language family.

[7] The seed coat consists of a thin, waxy, parchment-like and easily removable testa (husk) and a brownish, membranous tegmen.

The pulp is enveloped by many narrow strands of fiber (undeveloped perianth), which run between the hard shell and the core of the fruit and are firmly attached to it.

When pruned, the inner part (core) secretes a sticky, milky liquid,[7] which is hard to remove from the skin, even with soap and water.

When fully ripe, jackfruit has a strong pleasant aroma, the pulp of the opened fruit resembles the odor of pineapple and banana.

[26] A fully ripe and unopened jackfruit is known to "emit a strong aroma" – perhaps unpleasant[7][27] – with the inside of the fruit described as smelling of pineapple and banana.

[7] The species has expanded excessively because its fruits, which naturally fall to the ground and open, are eagerly eaten by small mammals, such as the common marmoset and coati.

The Tijuca is mostly an artificial secondary forest, whose planting began during the mid-nineteenth century; jackfruit trees have been a part of the park's flora since it was founded.

[29][22] In terms of taking care of the plant, minimal pruning is required; cutting off dead branches from the interior of the tree is only sometimes needed.

[citation needed] It seems to be the case that pollination results from a three-way mutualism involving the flower, a fungus, and a species of gall midge, Clinidiplosis ultracrepidata.

[31] The marketing of jackfruit involves three groups: producers, traders, and middlemen, including wholesalers and retailers.

Outside countries of origin, fresh jackfruit can be found at food markets throughout Southeast Asia.

Jackfruit industries are established in Sri Lanka and Vietnam, where the fruit is processed into products such as flour, noodles, papad, and ice cream.

As reported in 2019, jackfruit became more widely available in US grocery stores, cleaned and ready to cook, as well as in premade dishes or prepared ingredients.

[7] It can be used to make a variety of dishes, including custards, cakes, or mixed with shaved ice as es teler in Indonesia or halo-halo in the Philippines.

For the traditional breakfast dish in southern India, idlis, the fruit is used with rice as an ingredient and jackfruit leaves are used as a wrapping for steaming.

[citation needed] The seeds from ripe fruits are edible once cooked, and have a milky, sweet taste often compared to Brazil nuts.

The final chunks resemble prepared artichoke hearts in their mild taste, color, and flowery qualities.

The boiled young jackfruit is used in salads or as a vegetable in spicy curries and side dishes, and as fillings for cutlets and chops.

A sweet preparation called chakkavaratti (jackfruit jam) is made by seasoning pieces of muttomvarikka fruit flesh in jaggery, which can be preserved and used for many months.

Jackfruit may be ground and made into a paste, then spread over a mat and allowed to dry in the sun to create a natural chewy candy.

The Vietnamese also use jackfruit purée as part of pastry fillings or as a topping on xôi ngọt (a sweet version of sticky rice portions).

[citation needed] The golden yellow timber with good grain is used for building furniture and house construction in India.

Jackfruit wood is widely used in the manufacture of furniture, doors and windows, in roof construction,[7] and fish sauce barrels.

In Indonesia, hardwood from the trunk is carved out to form the barrels of drums used in the gamelan, and in the Philippines, its soft wood is made into the body of the kutiyapi, a type of boat lute.

The ornate wooden plank called avani palaka, made of the wood of the jackfruit tree, is used as the priest's seat during Hindu ceremonies in Kerala.