In one line: natural jaggery is brown to deep amber. Bright yellow, shiny gur has usually been lightened with chemical clarifiers or sulphur.
How to identify chemical-free jaggery
Colour is the quickest clue, and taste the second: natural gur is earthy and caramel-like, not just sweet.
How sulphur-free jaggery is made
Fresh West UP sugarcane juice is boiled in open pans and the scum is skimmed off by hand, with no sulphur, no bleach and no chemical clarifiers. Pieces and powder come from the same batch.
What the lab found
Tested by Equinox Labs (NABL-accredited) against FSSAI sugar-product standards: total sugar 94.15% (minimum 90%), moisture 4.11% (limit 7%) and 3.36 mg natural iron per 100 g. Full report: lab reports page. Jaggery is still sugar; read jaggery vs sugar and is jaggery good for diabetics?
Jaggery price
| Natural jaggery | 600 g |
|---|---|
| Jaggery pieces | ₹179 |
| Jaggery powder | ₹189 |
Free delivery above ₹999 · Cash on delivery available.
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