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Deutsch: Jackfrucht / Indian: Chakka
The jackfruit (alternately jack tree, jakfruit, or sometimes simply jack or jak. Artocarpus heterophyllus), is a species of tree in the Artocarpus genus of the mulberry family (Moraceae). It is native to parts of South and Southeast Asia, and is believed to have originated in the southwestern rain forests of India, in present-day Kerala, coastal Karnataka and Maharashtra. The jackfruit tree is well suited to tropical lowlands, and its fruit is the largest tree-borne fruit, reaching as much as 36 kg in weight and up to 90 cm long and 50 cm in diameter.

Deutsch: Fruchtsaft
Juice is a drink made from the extraction or pressing of the natural liquid contained in fruit and vegetables. It can also refer to liquids that are flavored with concentrate or other biological food sources, such as meat or seafood, such as clam juice. Juice is commonly consumed as a beverage or used as an ingredient or flavoring in foods or other beverages, as for smoothies.

English: Sour sauce / Deutsch: Saure Soße / Español: Salsa agria / Português: Molho azedo / Français: Sauce aigre / Italiano: Salsa acida /

Jus lie is a French cooking term for a thickened gravy.

Jeju refers to Jeju Island which is the largest island in South Korea and Jeju Province is one of the nine provinces of South Korea. The province is situated on the nation's largest island of Jeju.

June Plum refers to an oval shaped fruit that has a green skin which turns yellow when ripe. The fruit contains a large, spiky seed.

Jul Brew refers to the speciality beer of Gambia