Jackfruit is a great source of pro-vitamin. The jackfruit consists of a lot of carotenoids (De Faria and others 2009), as well as all-trans-β-carotene which is a necessary antioxidant for the health (Cadenas and Packer 1996). The major carotenoids that can be found in jackfruit were presented to be all-translutein (24% to 44%), all-trans-β-carotene (24% to 30%), all-transneoxanthin (4% to 19%), 9-cis-neoxanthin …show more content…
Antioxidants are matter that neutralizes free radicals or their actions (Sies, 1996). A rise of the attentiveness of food industries, consumers, and the researchers, into how food products can help sustain health and the act that diet plays in the prevention and aid of many diseases has become globally accepted in the recent years (Vinuda-Martos et al., 2010). It is now generally acknowledged that the useful effects of fruits and vegetables for the interference of certain illness are because of the bioactive substance they consist. (Galaverna et al.,