Why jaggery this considered as much more healthier than sugar?
Jaggery or commonly called as “Gud” in India is gaining popularity as in healthy replacement for sugar. Basically it is an unrefined form of sugar made from sugar cane. Often in our country, jaggery is made from date palm also. The colour of the product may range from light Golden to dark Brown. Colour and texture are the two parameters on which the grade of jaggery is decided. The lighter the colour of product more will be it healthy. Basically, jaggery contains more nutrients than commercially available refined table sugar. But as compared to sugar, it has more carbohydrate content. Although it tastes sweeter than sugar, but in sugar most of the calories are empty calories. Now go through the benefits of eating jaggery regularly in moderations. • Optimise digestive health. In our country it is a tradition of eating small amount of jaggery after a meal. Because people claimed that it helps in digestion and can stimulate bowel movement. It is a good source of sucrose and contains almos...