Re: Re: BREADFRUIT

[Guest guest]

yes, your website talks about green unripe breadfruit. i am talking about

very ripe yellow breadfruit. it has to be very ripe.

maria

mom to fiol 15mo asd

>

> Hi ,

>

> Hmmm.... I looked into it and found that it is 30-40% starch from

> http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/html/botanytextbooks/economicbotany/Artoc

> arpus/

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> and only some of the starch converts to natural sugar when ripe.

> from http://www.proscitech.com.au/trop/j.htm :

> " the breadfruit is rich in starch, only some of which is converted

> into sugars on ripening. "

>

> It sounds as if it would have a high amount of unconverted starch.

>

> Sheila, SCD 61 mos, UC 22yrs

> mom of and

>

> > actually I just found out a link on the biochemical components of

> it. it

> > does have some starch but it is very minimal and, just like

> bananas, almost

> > none when it is ripe. so we are going to try it.

> >

> > thanks anyways.

> >

> > maria.

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> > > >

> > > > Hi.

> > > >

> > > > I was wondering if anyone know about BREADFRUIT. It is not a

> root, it

> > > grows

> > > > on a tall tree. It is round with green appearance. Generally

> eaten

> > > cooked.

> > > > Not starchy. It is very flavorful and you can make fries,bake,

> boil,

> > > ...very

> > > > versatile.

> > > >

> > > All parts of the tree, including the unripe fruit, are rich in

> milky,

> > > gummy latex. It is a

> > > starchy fruit and not legal.

> > >

> > > Carol F.

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> > >

> > > For information on the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, please read

> the book

> > > _Breaking the Vicious Cycle_ by Elaine Gottschall and read the

> following

> > > websites:

> > > http://www.breakingtheviciouscycle.info

> > > and

> > > http://www.pecanbread.com

> > >

> > >