Producers of breadfruit products are one of the entrepreneur groups we support under our Agribusiness program.
Why Post-Harvest Products?
Traditionally, breadfruit has been eaten fresh, prepared according to local customs. It is a wonderful fruit, tasty and nutritious. When picked from the tree and roasted fresh, breadfruit is a delicious treat.
During breadfruit season there are dozens, maybe hundreds of fruit available from a single tree! Too much to eat, no matter how delicious. The excess fruit can be sold in the marketplace, and we see active local and export markets in the fresh fruit.
However, any excess fruit can’t be stored for very long. With breadfruit, the food quality deteriorates within a few days. Instead, we encourage the processing of the excess fruit into post-harvest products with a long shelf life, for example breadfruit chips, or flour, or porridge. Breadfruit, when dried or otherwise processed, can be stored for months, up to a year or more.
Now, unique breadfruit-based foods are hitting shelves and websites, as well as menus and kitchen tables. New products are popping up in various countries. From pancakes, chips, and pickles, to gnocchi, taco shells and pizza crusts, breadfruit products are as versatile as they are nutritious and delicious.
Why does this excite us so much? Higher demand for breadfruit means more trees planted and more income for growers and entrepreneurs.
Online Breadfruit Flour and Other Breadfruit Products
Breadfruit flour can be purchased online from Shavuot in Jamaica, as well as Resilient Roots Hawaii and Hawaii Ulu Cooperative.
You can also find some on Amazon from Aunt Delcie Spices and Prima Pure. You can even get Amasar’s All Purpose Breadfruit Baking Mix at Amazon!
Below are a few other breadfruit products available online.
- Made in Jamaica: Jus Chill’s breadfruit chips
- Out of Puerto Rico: Amasar’s award-winning Breadfruit Pancake and Waffle Mix
- Made in Barbados: Ulu Foods’ highly addictive breadfruit crackers
- From the U.S. Virgin Islands: Mutiny Island Vodka, another award-winner
Make Your Own Breadfruit Products!
TTFF’s co-founder Mary McLaughlin has been experimenting in her own kitchen with Haitian konparets like those sold in our Women’s Empowerment Program using the recipe shown.
Let us know if you try it!
Also check out more breadfruit recipes.
