Jackfruit, raw

Raw jackfruit scores 38 of 100, the Low band, but ranks 47 of 60 in Fruits & juices, well below the category median of 81. It brings vitamin C at 15% DV and potassium at 10% DV, both good showings, though its per-calorie density lags behind most fruit in this dataset.

Jackfruit is a large tropical fruit, its ripe flesh pulled into sweet, stringy segments eaten fresh or used as a meat substitute when unripe, with a cup of sliced fruit weighing 165 g. At 19.1 g of sugars per 100 g it is high in sugars, and lower-scoring fruit fans might do better with bananas, plums, or blueberries, all of which rank higher in the same category.