A block of Indian jaggery (gur)

Cleaning of pans prior to manufacture of jaggery

Preparation of jaggery

Jaggery is the traditional unrefined sugar used in India. Though "jaggery" is used for the products of both sugarcane and the date palm tree, technically, the word refers solely to sugarcane sugar. The sugar made from the sap of the date palm 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". Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 488 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,668 × 2,048 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 488 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,668 × 2,048 pixels, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Download high resolution version (800x695, 557 KB)Traditional Jaggery Making Process. ... Download high resolution version (800x695, 557 KB)Traditional Jaggery Making Process. ... This article is about sugar as food and as an important and widely traded commodity. ... Species Saccharum arundinaceum Saccharum bengalense Saccharum edule Saccharum officinarum Saccharum procerum Saccharum ravennae Saccharum robustum Saccharum sinense Saccharum spontaneum Sugarcane or Sugar cane (Saccharum) is a genus of 6 to 37 species (depending on taxonomic interpretation) of tall perennial grasses (family Poaceae, tribe Andropogoneae), native to warm temperate to tropical... Binomial name L. The Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) is a palm in the genus Phoenix, extensively cultivated for its edible fruit. ... For other uses, see Sago (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Cocos nucifera L.. The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera L.), is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family). ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Panela (chancaca, piloncillo, panocha, rapadura, jaggery, gur) is an unbleached and unrefined sweetener made from sugarcane. ... Panela (chancaca, piloncillo, panocha, rapadura, jaggery, gur) is an unbleached and unrefined sweetener made from sugarcane. ...

All types of the sugar come in blocks of pastes of solidified concentrated sugar syrup heated 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. This article is about sugar as food and as an important and widely traded commodity. ... In cooking, a syrup (from Arabic شراب sharab, beverage, via Latin siropus) is a thick, viscous liquid, containing a large amount of dissolved sugars, but showing little tendency to deposit crystals. ... The abbreviation, acronym, or initialism SAP has several different meanings: SAP AG, a German software company, or its various products such as SAP R/3 or SAP Business Information Warehouse second audio program (television) Session Announcement Protocol Soritong audio player Simple As Possible Computer Architecture Structural Adjustment Program of the...

Jaggery is considered by some to be a particularly wholesome sugar and, unlike refined sugar, it 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^[1] found that in rats jaggery can prevent lung damage from particulate matter such as coal and silica dust. For other uses, see Mineral (disambiguation). ... Ayurveda (आयुर्वेद Sanskrit: ayu—life; veda—knowledge of) or ayurvedic medicine is a more than 2,000 year old comprehensive system of medicine based on a holistic approach rooted in Vedic culture. ... For other uses, see Throat (disambiguation). ... Human respiratory system The lungs flank the heart and great vessels in the chest cavity. ... Coal Example chemical structure of coal Coal (pronounced ) is a fossil fuel formed in swamp ecosystems where plant remains were saved by water and mud from oxidization and biodegradation. ... The chemical compound silicon dioxide, also known as silica, is the oxide of silicon, chemical formula SiO2. ...

Jaggery is used as an ingredient in both sweet and savory dishes across India and Sri Lanka. For example, a pinch of jaggery is sometimes added to sambar, rasam and other gravies which are staples in southern India. It is also a delicacy in its own right. The Indian chef and cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey writes about a "jaggery board", like a cheese board, as a 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 include jaggery toffees and jaggery cake made with pumpkin preserve, cashew nuts and spices. Jaggery may also be used in the creation of alcoholic beverages.^{[citation needed]} The word savory has a number of meanings: Savory for the herb used in some traditional Thanksgiving stuffings. ... The South Indian staple breakfast item of Idly, Sambhar and Vada served on a banana leaf. ... Rasam is also an Iranian male name. ... For other uses, see Chef (disambiguation). ... Madhur Jaffrey (born August 13, 1933) is an Indian actress, who has also become famous as food writer. ... Cheese is a solid food made from the milk of cows, goats, sheep, and other mammals. ... Not to be confused with Desert. ... Bengali cuisine is a style of food preparation originating in Bengal, a region in the eastern South Asia which is now divided between the independent country of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal. ... For other uses, see Candy (disambiguation). ... English Toffee (the chewy sort) in cellophane wrapping Toffee is a confection made by boiling molasses or sugar along with butter, milk and occasionally flour. ... For other uses, see Pumpkin (disambiguation). ... Binomial name L. The Cashew (Anacardium occidentale; syn. ... External links Wikibooks Cookbook has more about this subject: Spice Food Bacteria-Spice Survey Shows Why Some Cultures Like It Hot Citat: ...Garlic, onion, allspice and oregano, for example, were found to be the best all-around bacteria killers (they kill everything). ...

Jaggery is also considered auspicious in many parts of India, and is eaten raw before commencement of good work or any important new venture.^{[citation needed]}

Muzaffarnagar District in Uttar Pradesh has the largest jaggery market in India, followed by Anakapalli of Visakhapatnam District in Andhra Pradesh. These are the biggest and second biggest in the entire world.

In Myanmar, jaggery, known as htanyet, is harvested from toddy palm syrup. In central Myanmar and around Bagan (Pagan), toddy syrup is collected solely for the purpose of making jaggery. The translucent white syrup is boiled until it becomes golden brown, and then made into bite-sized pieces. Htanyet, which means "toddy lick", is considered a sweet, and is eaten by children and adults alike, usually in the afternoon along with a pot of green tea. It has been referred to locally as Burmese chocolate. Toddy palm jaggery is also sometimes mixed with coconut shreddings, plum puree or sesame, depending on the area. This type of jaggery is also used in Burmese cooking, usually to add color and enrich the food. Species 13; See text Caryota is a genus of palm trees. ... Bagan (Burmese: ; MLCTS: ), formerly Pagan, formally titled Arimaddanapura (the City of the Enemy Crusher) and also known as Tambadipa (the Land of Copper) or Tassadessa (the Parched Land), was the ancient capital of several ancient kingdoms in Myanmar. ... For other uses, see Coconut (disambiguation). ... Species See text. ... Binomial name Sesamum indicum L. Sesame (Sesamum indicum) is a flowering plant in the genus Sesamum. ...

It is a rich source of iron due to the process involved, using iron utensils.^{[citation needed]}

Besides its uses as a food, jaggery may also be used to season the inside of tandoor ovens.^{[citation needed]} An Indian chef places bread into a modern tandoor A tandoor is a cylindrical clay oven used in Punjab region, northern India and Pakistan in which food is cooked over a hot charcoal fire. ...

Names of jaggery

• Gur in Bengali
• Bella in Kannada
• Bellam in Telugu
• Vellam in Tamil
• Sharkara in Malayalam [made from sugarcane]
• chakkara in Malayalam [made from palm wine]
• Gaur in Gujarati
• Gul in Marathi
• Hakuru in Sinhalese
• Gud in Hindi
• Panocha or Panutsa in the Philippines
• Panela and piloncillo in Latin America
• Rapadou in Haiti
• Htanyet in Burmese

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See also

• Rapadura
• Sucanat
• Turbinado sugar
• Muscovado sugar
• Molasses

Rapadura is the Portuguese name for a traditional candy common in latin american countries such as Brazil and Venezuela (where it is known as papelón) and the Caribbean. ... Sucanat (which is a concatination of Sugar Cane Natural) is non-refined cane sugar that has not had the molasses removed from it like refined white sugar. ... Turbinado sugar (popular brand name(s) include Sugar in the Raw) is a type of sugar cane extract. ... Muscovado is a type of unrefined sugar with a strong molasses flavour. ... Molasses or treacle is a thick syrup by-product from the processing of the sugarcane or sugar beet into sugar. ...

References

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External links

• IndiaCurry.com Gur Making
• Step by step illustrated process of jaggery manufacturing