Sugar or white sugar or refined sugar is actively used in Indian kitchens - whether it's in your daily cuppa chai or coffee; or in sweet recipes like halwas and kheer. However, sugar should be mindfully consumed as excessive added sugar intake can increase your risks of various health problems such as higher blood pressure, inflammation, weight gain, diabetes, and fatty liver disease. Sugar is prepared through rigorous industrial processes, due to which most of its nutritional value is lost.
On the other hand, jaggery is prepared by boiling the sugarcane syrup, and is rich in several vitamins and minerals such as calcium, magnesium, potassium and phosphorus. Jaggery is more nutritious than refined sugar, which contains only empty calories. However, it’s still sugar, and any extra nutrients you get come with a lot of calories.
