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Organic Jaggery: The Healthy Alternative to Sugar

Are you looking for a healthful substitute for refined sugar for sweetening, cooking and baking? Then you are going to love our naturally delicious, mineral-rich, chemical-free organic jaggery. It is made from the extracted juice of organic sugarcane, grown to form a rich and healthy sweetener that has been used in traditional cuisines in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh for centuries.

Jaggery is used in sweet and scrumptious dishes as well as beverages. As it is pressed from organic sugarcane, it contains natural vitamins and minerals not even found in plain sugar, such as potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, and calcium. Even the ancient healing practice of Ayurveda acknowledges the significance of jaggery for promoting good health.

Here are some tips for cooking with jaggery:

• Use equal amounts or slightly less jaggery instead of sugar in a recipe. Jaggery is rich in flavour as well as nutrition, so a tiny bit can go a long way.
• If you store jaggery in the refrigerator, then make sure to bring it to room temperature before using it in dishes.
• Smash with your fingers or grate as much as you require using a normal cheese grater. Remember, for best outcomes, use room temperature jaggery.
• Make “jaggery syrup” to use in recipes like liquid sweeteners such as honey, maple syrup, molasses, corn syrup, etc. For each tablespoon of jaggery, use one teaspoon of water. Blend or mix well to make syrup. As jaggery syrup is naturally sweet and rich, you can use less in your recipes. For instance, if a recipe requires ½ cup honey, use 1/3 cup jaggery syrup.

Differences between organic jaggery and refined sugar:

• Refined sugar is processed using chemicals to clarify the sugarcane juice syrup; on the other hand, organic jaggery is made by simply boiling this syrup without the use of any chemicals.
• Refined sugar is solid and crystalline, while organic jaggery is soft and shapeless.