Raw jackfruit is the thick flesh around the seed just 2 to 4 days before it turns sweet. Like raw mango, it is creamy white in color, neutral in taste, and doesn’t have any aroma of the ripe fruit. Thanks to lifestyle diseases and scientific research, this once-forgotten God’s Own Carbohydrate has now retaken its 3,000-year-old position as a much healthier alternative to rice and roti.