The time has arrived to enjoy all the hearty dishes that the season has to offer as temperatures drop across the nation.Jaggery, also known as gur in India, is unquestionably one of them. Soon you will come across stores, street vendors, and even thela-wallahs offering this well-known traditional Indian dish.
Highlights
- This age-old, unrefined form of sugar is known for its health benefits
- Jaggery or gur is known to keep our bodies warm
- Jaggery is a sweetener that is made from sugarcane
But how can you be sure that what you are buying is pure or not? Fret not, as we tell you how to identify good quality jaggery and the parameters to check for its purity.
Jaggery is a sweetener that is made from sugarcane and is obtained by boiling raw and concentrated sugarcane juice. It is known to be a healthier alternative to white sugar because of a superior nutritional profile. However, both have similar calorie content. Sugarcane juice is boiled for quite a few hours before adding it in the moulds and is further kept to cool off and let it harden. On the other hand, white sugar has to go through crystallization and several other processes in before it is packaged for consumption.
