Breadfruit is a large fruit that has a yellowish-green, bumpy or spiky exterior. The inside is pale and starchy. A ripe breadfruit has a similar taste and texture to cooked potato.

Tropical Asia

In the 18th century, English and French colonists brought breadfruit to the Caribbean.

Breadfruit contains 30% sugars and starch and 70% water.

“15 Amazing Health Benefits of Eating Breadfruit” by Brandi Marcene (2019) https://www.dailyhealthseries.com/15-benefits-breadfruit 

“Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg” from Kew Science- Plants of the World online 

http://www.plantsoatheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names: 582598-1#descriptions 

“Breadfruit History” from National Tropical Botanical Garden https://ntbg.org/breadfruit/about/history