Fruits

How much protein is in jackfruit?

A cup of sliced jackfruit has about 2.8 g of protein.

That's 1.7 g of protein per 100 g, or 1.8 g for every 100 calories.

Protein per serving

Protein and calories in common servings of jackfruit, from USDA data.
ServingWeightProteinCalories
1 cup, sliced165 g2.8 g157
100 g100 g1.7 g95

How jackfruit compares

Other fruits, ranked by how much protein you get per 100 calories.

FoodProtein per 100 gProtein per 100 calories
Guavaraw 2.6 g 3.8 g
Blackberriesraw 1.4 g 3.2 g
Strawberriesraw 0.7 g 2.1 g
Orangeraw 0.9 g 2 g
Dried apricotshalves 3.4 g 1.4 g
Avocadoraw 2 g 1.3 g
Blueberriesraw 0.7 g 1.3 g
Bananaraw 1.1 g 1.2 g
Grapesred or green 0.7 g 1 g
Appleraw, with skin 0.3 g 0.5 g

How it fits into a meal

For building muscle, Schoenfeld and Aragon's 2018 review of the research suggests about 0.4 g of protein per kilogram of body weight at each meal, spread over at least four meals a day. At 170 lb (77 kg), that's about 31 g a meal. A cup of sliced jackfruit covers about 9% of that.

Work out your own daily and per-meal target with the protein calculator.

Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central ("Jackfruit, raw", FDC ID 174687). Actual values vary by brand, recipe and cooking method, so treat these numbers as close estimates.