Jaggery Powder (Nattu Chakkarai Podi) – 100 gm

Other Common Names:

English Name: Jaggery Powder

Tamil Name: Nattu Chakkarai Podi / நாட்டு சர்க்கரை பொடி 

Malayalam Name: മല്ലിപ്പൊടി / mallippeati

Hindi Name: गुड़ का चूर्ण / gud ka choorn

Telugu Name: బెల్లం పొడి / Bellam podi

Description:

Jaggery is made from the natural product of sugarcane or palm trees. Jaggery is popularly known as Guda, Gur, and Chakkarai in Tamil. 

Jaggery has a rich source of minerals, proteins, and vitamins. 

Jaggery has a sweet flavor that contains a good amount of sucrose. Jaggery can be stored in the form of blocks or powder.

The common names of jaggery are Bella, Sarkara, Vellam, Bellam, panela, Hakura, etc.

The ingredients added in the preparation of jaggery are date palm, palmyra palm, coconut palm, and sugarcane.

Nutrition Facts:

• Sucrose: 85 g
• Fructose: 10 g
• Glucose: 15 g
• Protein: 280 mg
• Potassium: 1056 mg
• Magnesium: 90 mg
• Calcium: 100 mg
• Manganese: 0.5 mg
• Phosphorus: 90 mg
• Iron: 11 mg
• vitamin A: 3.8 mg
• vitamin C: 7.0 mg
• vitamin E: 111.30 mg

Health Benefits:

• Jaggery helps to reduce toxins in the body.
• Consuming jaggery can help to reduce weight loss and maintain normal body weight.
• Jaggery can help to balance three doshas, such as Vata, Kapha, and Pitha.
• Jaggery helps to prevent constipation problems.
• Jaggery provides an excellent source of energy in the body.
• Jaggery helps to eliminate digestive disorders and rejuvenates the body
• Jaggery helps to boost the immune system.
• Jaggery is the best Ayurvedic remedy to treat respiratory disorders such as allergic asthma, lung infections, sore throats, etc.

Dosage of Jaggery:

• Eat a piece of jaggery regularly after meals. It helps to fasten and improve digestion.
• Eat 10 to 15 grams of Jaggery regularly. It helps to recover hemoglobin in the blood.