Curing
a bad throat or being used in festive rituals or enhancing the taste
of a dish -- Jaggery finds many uses in indian households.
Natural
sweetener,a boon for your health, a taste enhancer --you can call
jaggery all of these.Pickles or sweets,tea or coffee -- a dash of
jaggery can add a delicious tang.But it's not just jaggery's
sweeetness that makes it such a sought after ingredients in every
kitchen.It is also considered auspicious and has the properties to
keep several health problems at bay.Health
Benefits Of Jaggery are :-
Combats
bile disorders and indigestion.
Regulates liver
function.
Rich in iron,helps lower and reverse
anaemia.
Efficacious against dry cough; particularly useful
for industrail workers operating in dusty environments;keeps lungs
healthy.
Purifies blood and prevents rheumatic problems(as
recorded in indian medical scriptures).
Prevents
rheumatism.
Helps in breathing easily and also counters
pollution naturaly.
Is richer in copper content as compared to
white sugar.
Jaggery
has about 50 times more mineral content than refined sugar.One tsp.
of jaggery has 3-5 mg of calcium,3-5 mg phosphorous,6 mg magnesium
and 45 mg potassium
