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How frozen ripe jackfruit is slowly making its way into the market Updated: Updated: January 09, 2021 17:41 IST Efforts are being made by growers to sell it locally or supply it to big companies Share Article Efforts are being made by growers to sell it locally or supply it to big companies Frozen ripe jackfruit is the latest addition to the growing market of value-added products from jackfruit. Bibil Thomas, a 29-year-old software engineer from Kumily in Idukki district of Kerala, has launched Jackobyte, which retails frozen ripe bulbs of jackfruit with a shelf life of three months. However, if blast freezing is done (-40 degree Celsius) the stock will last for two years, he says. ....