51.4 kg jackfruit in backyard farm, Kollam man applies for Guinness World Records

A resident of Kollam district in Kerala has approached Guinness World Records and Limca Book of Records after his family found that a big jackfruit weighing 51.4 kg had grown in their backyard.

Kollam (Kerala): During the coronavirus-induced lockdown, jackfruit dishes find a prominent place on the food tables of Malayalees. And in Kollam, a family in Edamulakkal village was surprised to find a mammoth jackfruit weighing more than 50 kilogram in their backyard.

They have now approached Guinness World Records as the world record for the heaviest jackfruit is 42.7 kilogram.

Johnkutty from Edamulakkal said that the jackfruit weighs more than 51.4 kilogram and is 97 CM in length.

"When I searched, I found that the heaviest jackfruit weighs 42.72 kg and was found in Pune. So, I have applied for Guinness World Records and also the Limca Book of Records, " he said.

Earlier, the agricultural officer and many other officials had visited and collected details about the fruit. Johnkutty hopes that the Guinness officials would reach for further evaluations soon, to finally make it into the World records.

The Guinness World Records lists the world records of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world.

(With inputs from ANI)