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Breadfruit seeds

Artocarpus altilis

What breadfruit seeds has been studied for

1 association assessed — none with dependable human evidence behind them yet. Strongest first.

  • 1 Insufficient
3 things to know first — allergies, interactions and intake limits

About breadfruit seeds

The chestnut-like seeds found in seeded breadfruit varieties, boiled or roasted across the Caribbean and Pacific and eaten much as chestnuts are. The USDA reference entry is for raw seeds, which are not eaten raw.

Also known as Breadnut seeds, Chataigne, Kamansi seeds

Blood Sugar & Metabolic Health

The evidence in depth

Best supported: Insufficient

What each association actually rests on, and the papers behind it. A rating describes the state of the research, not how impressive the food is. How we rate evidence.

Blood glucose response

Blood Sugar & Metabolic Health
Insufficient evidence

There is not enough human research on breadfruit seeds to say anything about blood glucose. The modest literature that exists concerns breadfruit flesh and flour rather than the seed.

Insufficient evidence. Not enough human research to say anything useful yet.

1 source

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Key nutrients

Nutrient content per 100 grams
NutrientAmount% DV
Macronutrients
Calories191 kcal10%
Protein7.4 g15%
Total fat5.59 g7%
Carbohydrate29.2 g11%
Fibre5.2 g19%
Water56.3 g—
Fats
Saturated fat1.51 g8%
Monounsaturated fat0.712 g—
Polyunsaturated fat2.98 g—
Cholesterol0 mg0%
Linoleic acid (omega-6)2.29 g—
Vitamins
Vitamin A13 µg1%
Vitamin C6.6 mg7%
Vitamin D0 µg0%
Thiamin (B1)0.482 mg40%
Riboflavin (B2)0.301 mg23%
Niacin (B3)0.438 mg3%
Pantothenic acid (B5)0.877 mg18%
Vitamin B60.32 mg19%
Folate53 µg13%
Vitamin B120 µg0%
Minerals
Calcium36 mg3%
Iron3.67 mg20%
Magnesium54 mg13%
Phosphorus175 mg14%
Potassium941 mg20%
Sodium25 mg1%
Zinc0.9 mg8%
Copper1.15 mg128%
Manganese0.142 mg6%
Other measured compounds
Ash1.5 g—

Nutrient values are per 100 g of the USDA reference entry named on this page and vary with variety, growing conditions, storage and preparation.

Source record: Seeds, breadfruit seeds, raw (USDA FoodData Central, FDC ID 170144).

% DV uses the FDA Daily Values for adults and children aged 4 and over. A dash means no Daily Value has been established for that nutrient.

Bioactive compounds

Compounds present in meaningful amounts. Presence is banded rather than quantified, because whole-food levels vary enormously with variety, growing conditions, storage and preparation.

How preparation changes things

Only effects with real support are listed. If a preparation method is missing, it is because nothing dependable is documented — not because it makes no difference.

  • boiledReduces trypsin inhibitors

    Boiling inactivates the protease inhibitors present in the raw seed, which is the documented reason the traditional preparation always cooks them.

Things to know

Allergies, interactions and intake concerns. Every food gets this section — a reference where everything is uniformly good is not a reference.

  • Worth knowing

    Must be cooked

    Breadfruit seeds contain trypsin inhibitors and are not eaten raw anywhere they are traditionally used. Boiling or roasting is the standard preparation and inactivates the protease inhibitors.

  • Allergy

    Latex-fruit cross-reactivity

    Artocarpus species are in the fig and mulberry family and produce a milky latex. Cross-reactivity with natural rubber latex allergy has been reported for related fruits such as jackfruit.

  • Worth knowing

    A starchy seed, not a fatty nut

    Like chestnuts, breadfruit seeds are dominated by starch rather than oil, so they do not behave like almonds or walnuts nutritionally.