Breadfruit is a species of flowering tree grown widely in the tropical regions, that belongs to the family of Moraceae and genus Artocarpus. It is closely related to other tropical fruits such as jackfruit, breadnut, figs and mulberries. The fruit’s scientific name Artocarpus altilis is derived from Greek word (artos-bread, karpos- fruit), and altilis means fat. A native fruit of the tropical rain forest regions in New Guinea, the Maluku Islands, the Philippines and the Caribbean Islands. Now it is widely grown throughout South and Southeast Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean, Central America and Africa.
