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Jaggery

Jaggery is an unrefined cane- or palm-sugar sweetener used in desserts, drinks, sauces, and savory dishes.

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About Jaggery

Jaggery is a minimally refined sweetener made by concentrating cane juice or palm sap until it sets into a dense mass. It ranges from golden brown to very dark brown and may be moist, firm, or brittle. Its sweetness is deep and caramel-like, often with molasses-like notes; flavour varies between cane and palm sources.

It is used in sweets, hot and cold drinks, sauces, marinades, chutneys, and savoury dishes where rounded sweetness and colour are wanted. Moisture, concentration, source, and processing affect its intensity and dissolving behaviour, so one jaggery may taste fuller or more mineral-like than another.

Jaggery is sold in blocks, cakes, discs, granules, soft paste, or syrup. Solid pieces can be grated, chopped, or dissolved in liquid before cooking. Paste and syrup are already spreadable or pourable, while drier forms need more heat or liquid to incorporate smoothly.

Ingredient type
sweetener

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Main dishes

Snacks

Desserts

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English

Jaggery

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Jaggery nutrition & diet

Jaggery nutritional value

Reference: Jaggery, sugarcane, solid

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the stated reference food.

Calories
385kcal
Protein
0.5g
Carbs
95.4g
Fat
0.1g

Per 100 g edible portion. Shaheen et al., Food Composition Table for Bangladesh, University of Dhaka (2013), FAO repository. The energy cell reports (kcal) followed by kJ; these figures use kcal. Carbohydrate is available carbohydrate by difference. This reference describes the named food form, not every cultivar, brand or recipe.

Portions & preparation

Treat jaggery as a sweetener whose source and processing may vary between cane and palm products. Match references to the form used—solid block, grated product, syrup, or dissolved preparation—and separate the sweetener from water, milk, spices, or other recipe ingredients added during cooking.

Compare the right form: Identify cane- or palm-derived jaggery and match solid, grated, syrup, or dissolved form; brand and processing may affect the reference.

Diet considerations

Jaggery is plant-derived when made from cane or palm sap, but its degree of clarification varies. It functions as an added sweetener rather than a whole fruit or grain. Compatibility changes when mixed with dairy, cereal ingredients, flavorings, or other recipe components; portion shapes carbohydrate patterns.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    Depends on the version
  • Pescatarian
    Depends on the version
  • Keto
    Typically incompatible
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Keto · Typically incompatible
A concentrated sugar ingredient; the amount used matters. No serving-level carbohydrate calculation is available.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar).
Low-carb · Depends on the version
A concentrated sugar ingredient; the amount used matters. No serving-level carbohydrate calculation is available.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Food Composition Table for Bangladesh (2013) — 15_0004 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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