Breadfruit flour found to be a healthy alternative to other starches for modern foods – News-Medical.Net

A fruit used for centuries in countries around the world is getting the nutritional thumbs-up from a team of British Columbia researchers.
Breadfruit, which grows in abundance in tropical and South Pacific countries, has long been a staple in the diet of many people. The fruit can be eaten when ripe, or it can be dried and ground up into a flour and repurposed into many types of meals, explains UBC Okanagan researcher Susan Murch.
Breadfruit is a traditional staple crop from the Pacific island…

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