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Jaggery?
17 Feb 2025
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Jaggery is made by from sugarcane by extracting its juice, boiling the juice, and then cooling it down. Jaggery is thus an example of Concentrated Fruit Juice, which gets classified as Added Sugar by organizations like CDC and AHA (American Heart Association).
How Is Jaggery Made?

The video below shows how jaggery is made from sugarcane juice by boiling it in an industrial setting:

(8 mins) How Is Jaggery Made?
Dr Nandita Shah

In the video below, Dr Nandita Shah explains why we should not consume jaggery. Instead, she prefers dates, raisins and dried fruits.

This article by SHARAN explains: "Coconut sugar, raw sugar, brown sugar, agave, stevia, jaggery and sugar-free substances are definitely not health foods!"

(3 mins, 2020) Why do you say no to jaggery? Ask Dr Nandita Shah

A nice video! Worth watching.

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