About

Jaggery is golden brown coloured, soft textured, salty sweet tasting, unrefined cane sugar made from boiling down sugarcane juice. It is considered to be one of the most nutritious forms of sugar. It has good amounts of minerals such as iron, magnesium, potassium, sodium, selenium and manganese.

Benefits

Jaggery helps battle deficiencies such as anemia and provides a good amount of energy; helps relieve "mentrual cramps", "flatulence", congestion and acidity. It possesses immunity boosting, "detoxifying", and antioxidant properties. Regulation of blood sugar levels and body temperature is also attained by the consumption of jaggery.

How to use

It used as a sweetener in hot beverages like coffee and tea and dishes such as pongal and other desserts.