Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Jaggery 

                         
  • Jaggery or Gur is a pure, wholesome , traditional unrefined whole sugar.
  • Jaggery  Products are made from both sugarcane and the palm tree. 
  • Benefits are rich in mineral salts, easy to digest, treats throat and lung infections.
  • Production process is simple first the juice is extracted from fresh sugarcane is filtered and boiled in wide, shallow iron pans with continuous stirring & simultaneously soda or bhindi juice is added in quantity. While boiling,brownish foams come at the top which are continuously removed to get golden yellow colour of Jaggery.
  • Machineries required for production of Jaggery includes cane crushers, storage tanks , large iron pans and iron scrappers.

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