what is jaggery and where can I get it?

Answer 1

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Jaggery is the traditional unrefined sugar of India. Although the word is used for the products of both sugarcane and the date palm tree, technically, jaggery refers solely to sugarcane sugar. The sugar made from the sap of the date palm is called gur, and is both more prized and less available outside of the districts where it is made. Hence, outside of these areas, sugarcane jaggery is sometimes called gur to increase its market value. The sago palm and coconut palm are also now tapped for producing jaggery in southern India. In Mexico and South America, similar sugarcane products are known as panela, or piloncillo.

All types of the sugar come in blocks or pastes of solidified concentrated sugar syrup heated up to 200°C. Traditionally, the syrup is made by boiling raw sugarcane juice or palm sap in a large shallow round-bottom vessel as shown here.

Jaggery is considered by some to be a particularly wholesome sugar and, unlike refined sugar, retains more mineral salts. Moreover, the process does not involve chemical agents. Indian Ayurvedic medicine considers jaggery to be beneficial in treating throat and lung infections; Sahu and Saxena found that in rats jaggery can prevent lung damage from particulate matter such as coal and silica dust (1994).

Jaggery is used as an ingredient in both sweet and savory dishes across India and Sri Lanka. It is also a delicacy in its own right. The great Indian chef and cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey writes about a jaggery board, like a cheese board, as a type of dessert course in a Bengali dinner, with varieties of palm and sugar cane jaggeries offered, differing in taste, color, and solidity. Jaggery is also molded into novelty shapes as a type of candy. Other uses of jaggery include jaggery toffees and jaggery cake made with pumpkin preserve, cashew nuts and spices.

Jaggery is also considered auspicious in many parts of India, and is eaten raw before commencement of good work or any important new venture.

Answer 2

Jaggery is the traditional unrefined sugar of India. Although the word is used for the products of both sugarcane and the date palm tree.The sugar made from the sap of the date palm is called gur, and is both more prized and less available outside of the districts where it is made.Jaggery is considered by some to be a particularly wholesome sugar and, unlike refined sugar, retains more mineral salts. Moreover, the process does not involve chemical agents. Indian Ayurvedic medicine considers jaggery to be beneficial in treating throat and lung infections; Sahu and Saxena found that in rats jaggery can prevent lung damage from particulate matter such as coal and silica dust .
You can get it in Grocery shops in India

Answer 3

Jaggery is palm sugar and is obtainable in the UK from a company called Natco, who have a web site. I do a lot of Asian cooking at home (and I am also a trained chef), and I can say that Natco's spices and their other products are as good as anything I have used in the Trade.

Answer 4

What Is Jaggery

Answer 5

Its an unrefined sugar, jaggery is usually from sugarcane. The name for sugar from the date palm is called gur.
Try and ethnic foodstore - specifically INdian

Answer 6

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what is jaggery and where can I get it?

Answer 7

Jaggery or “Gur” or whole sugar is a pure, wholesome, traditional, unrefined, whole sugar. It contains the natural goodness of minerals and vitamins inherently present in sugarcane juice & this crowns it as one of the most wholesome and healthy sugars in the world

you can get it at any grocery stores......

Answer 8

I don't think either are a good idea one is just pure sugar and the other is pure carb if he does have any it would have to be a very tiny portion ... try this do a BG test before eating then again at 30 mins 1 hour and 2 hours I would assume that the massive spike in his readings will provide you with the answer.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

It is a form of raw lump cane sugar. You should look for the sort that crumbles easily and is not rock hard.
It can be bought from Indian Grocery Stores.
It is the best substitute for palm sugar that is used in South East Asian cookery.