What is jaggery?
Unlike sugar, which has a granular texture, jaggery is generally formed into a semisolid mass. According to 2020 research, jaggery is usually golden yellow in color and has a sweet, winy fragrance and a taste similar to brown sugar or molasses.
Good quality jaggery contains around 70% sucrose. By contrast, white sugar contains 99.7% sucrose. Jaggery is high in a variety of minerals and vitamins, and many people believe it treats a range of conditions. Practitioners of Indian Ayurvedic medicine have been using jaggery for thousands of years.