Jackfruit Varieties

From the Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida

Jackfruit Cultivar Descriptions, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Virtual Herbarium

Characteristics of jackfruit varieties

Cultivar and origin	Growth habit and rate	Fruit size and weight (pds)	Fruit shape	Yield per tree (pds)	Season and months	Comments
Black Gold, Australia	Open, spreading, fast	Medium, 22	Long, tapered	Heavy, 120-200	Late, Sept.-Oct.	Tree easily pruned to maintain small tree (~8 ft.)
Cheena, Australia	Open, low spreading, moderate	Small, 5-10	Long, narrow, uniform	Moderately heavy, 110-154	Mid, July-Aug.	Hybrid with champedak (A. integer); tree easily pruned to maintain small tree (~8 ft)
Chompa Gob	Open, spreading, fast	Medium, 12-20	Blocky, uniform	Moderately heavy, 90-120	Mid, July-Aug.	Easily pruned to maintain small tree size
Cochin, Australia	Sparse, upright, slow	Small, 2-5	Round, irregular	Moderately heavy, 80-130	Early, June-July	Thinning the number of fruit recommended; tree easily pruned to maintain small tree (~ 8 ft)
Dang Rasimi, Thailand	Open, spreading, fast	Medium-large, 18-20	Uniform oblong	Very heavy, 165-275	Mid, July-Aug.	Vigorous tree; annual pruning needed to maintain moderate size (~11 ft)
Gold Nugget, Australia	Dense, spreading, fast	Small, 7-12	Round	Heavy, 132-176	Early, May-June	Thinning number of fruit recommended; tree easily pruned to maintain small tree (~8 ft)
Honey Gold, Australia	Sparse, spreading, slow-moderate	Small to medium-small, 10-12	Blocky	Moderate, 77-110	Mid, July-Aug.	Thinning number of fruit recommended; tree easily pruned to maintain small tree (~8 ft)
J-30, Malaysia	Vigorous, open, conical, fast	Medium, 17-25	Uniform, oblong	Moderately heavy, 110-132	Mid, July-Aug.	Vigorous tree; annual pruning needed to maintain moderate size (~10 ft)
J-31, Malaysia	Open, spreading, fast	Large, 26	Irregular	Moderately heavy, 92-132	Early, May-June	Often off-season fruit; tree easily pruned to maintain small tree (~8 ft)
Kun Wi Chan, Thailand	Vigorous, dense, fast	Large, 33-40	Uniform, round	Very heavy, 242	Mid, July-Aug.	Vigorous tree; annual pruning needed to maintain moderate size (~13 ft)
Lemon Gold, Australia	Moderately dense, spreading, moderate	Medium-small, 13	Blocky	Moderate, 66-100	Mid, July-Aug.	Vigorous tree; annual pruning needed to maintain moderate size (~12 ft)
NS1, Malaysia	Dense, upright, moderate	Small to medium-small, 9-12	Blocky	Heavy, 200	Early, May-June	Thinning number of fruit recommended for young trees; moderately vigorous tree; annual pruning to maintain moderate size (~10 ft)
Tabouey, Indonesia	Open, rounded, slow-moderate	Medium-large to large, 20-25	Long, tapered	Moderately heavy, 110-154	Late, Sept.-Oct.	Thinning number of fruit recommended for young trees; moderately vigorous tree; annual pruning to maintain moderate size (~10 ft)

Pulp characteristics of jackfruit varieties

Cultivar	Color	Texture	Flat spines at ripening	% edible flesh	# seeds per fruit; seed %	Quality	Comments
Black Gold	Deep orange	Medium-firm to melting, soft	No	35	192; 17	Good, sweet, aromatic	Flesh easily removed
Cheena	Deep orange	Soft, melting, somewhat fibrous	Yes	33	38; 11	Excellent, very aromatic	Flesh easily removed
Cochin	Yellow to orange	Firm to crunchy	Yes	35-50	35; 7	Good, mild	Sometimes "rag" edible
Chompa Gob	Orange	Firm	Yes	30	200; 7	Good, mild flavor	Texture of excellent quality
Dang Rasimi	Deep orange	Firm to soft	No	32	187; 12	Mild, sweet flavor, pleasant aroma	Flesh thin walled
Golden Nugget	Deep orange	Soft to medium firm	Yes	41	79; 13	Excellent flavor	Fruit may split after heavy rains
Honey Gold	Dark yellow to orange	Firm	Yes	36	42; 5	Sweet, rich flavor and aroma	Flesh thick walled, excellent texture
J-30	Deep orange	Firm	Yes	38	200; 9	Sweet rich flavor and aroma	Flesh thick walled, excellent texture
J-31	Deep yellow	Firm	Yes	36	180; 18	Sweet rich flavor, earthy aroma	Fruit rarely splits, excellent texture
Kun Wi Chan	Yellow	Moderately firm to soft	No	29	210; 11	Mild, pleasant flavor	Generally considered of mediocre quality
Lemon Gold	Lemon yellow	Firm	Yes	37	104; 14	Sweet and aromatic flavor	Flesh thick walled
NS1	Dark orange	Firm	Yes	34	63; 5	Sweet rich flavor	Excellent texture
Tabouey	Light yellow	Firm	No	40	250; 12	Mild, pleasant flavor, very little aroma	Fruit may split, often irregular


Fig. 1 'Black Gold'	Fig. 2 'Black Gold'	Fig. 3 'Cochin'


Fig. 4 'Gold Nugget'	Fig. 5 'Kun Wi Chan'

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Bibliography

Crane, Jonathan H., et al. "Jackfruit Growing in the Florida Home Landscape." Horticultural Sciences Dept., UF/IFAS Extension, HS-882, Pub. date May 2002, Revised Oct. 2005 and Nov. 2016, Reviewed Dec. 2019, AskIFAS, edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg170. Accessed 17 Jan. 2017, 6 July 2020.

Photographs

Fig. ¹Maguire, Ian. "'Black Gold' Jackfruit." Tropical Fruit Photography Picture Archive, trec.ifas.ufl.edu. Accessed 18 Dec. 2014.
Fig. ²Thaumaturgist, Ghosh Asit K. "'Black Gold' Jakfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus/Moraceae) at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, Florida." Wikimedia Commons, 2007, (CC BY-SA 3.0), commons.wikimedia.org. Accessed 19 Jan. 2017.
Fig. ³ "Artocarpus heterophyllus, Artocarpus integrifolius var. 'Cochin'." Top Tropicals, toptropicals.com. Accessed 18 Dec. 2014.
Fig. ⁴Maguire, Ian. "'Gold Nugget' Jackfruit." Tropical Fruit Photography Picture Archive, trec.ifas.ufl.edu. Accessed 18 Dec. 2014.
Fig. ⁵Maguire, Ian. "'Kun Wi Chan' Jackfruit." Tropical Fruit Photography Picture Archive, trec.ifas.ufl.edu. Accessed 18 Dec. 2014.

Published 18 Dec. 2014 LR. Last update 7 July 2020 LR