Q. What is your Jaggery made of?
A. Our jaggery is made of heirloom Sugarcane grown on our ECOCERT Organic certified farm. It is completely natural. Zero preservatives, Zero additives, no sugar added, zero colouring.
Q. Why does your jaggery not have a consistent variation when compared to past orders?
A. There will be variance in colour, texture as these are made from organically grown heirloom sugarcane and factors such as soil, weather and season can produce different sugarcane . But we can assure you that the nutrients is the same. The way we produce it , is the same- traditional and handmade and it will always be free of additives, chemicals and preservatives
Q. Jaggery is sugar right, so how is that healthy?
A. Sugar that is refined is empty calorie and zero nutrients. Jaggery on the other hand is unrefined, non-centrifugal- molasses containing Sugar. It has 60% Sucrose, 10-20% glucose & fructose, Iron, Magnesium, Potassium, Manganese. Traces of B-Vit, minerals, Calcium, Zinc, Phosphorus and copper. Jaggery has more to offer in terms of nutrition in comparison to Sugar. It is a healthy alternatives of Sugar, still not advisable to consume too much. Our Jaggery is made of organic sugarcane and is absolutely free of any chemicals, preservatives or additives and therefore the nutritional value is even higher.
Q. How to store them to avoid fungus?
A. Store in a Cool Dry place, ensure it is not exposed to moisture and water, that’s it nothing else, Incase it’s monsoons and moisture is high in the atmosphere then refrigerate it. But understand refrigeration not required year round, it’s a simple product made since the last 5000 years. 😊
Q. How to break your Jaggery block?
A. Please watch this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEjiWnnkS5Y
Q. Is your Jaggery Gluten free?
A. Yes, it is.
Q. What are the benefits of Jaggery?
A. Improves Digestion, cleans the respiratory tracts, lungs, food pipe, stomach, and intestines. Relieves constipation, boosts energy and rich in Minerals.
Q. Is your Crushed/ Powdered Jaggery the same as your Block Jaggery?
A. Yes it is the same as our block jaggery. the only difference is the form.
Q. What's the shelf life of the jaggery blocks?
A. Good quality Jaggery doesn't spoil... Depends on how you store it. If exposed to humidity and air, it can catch fungus.. should be stored in an airtight bottle ... We write 1 year on our packs as it's mandated by the FSSAI.
Q. Why jaggery block is hard ?
A. Our sugarcane is of heirloom variety grown on our organic certified farm. We are against using any chemical fertilizers or pesticides and due to which our texture always differs from previous. The process includes slowly heating our sugar cane juice which then converts into molasses after removal of moisture, we use natural cleansing agent Okra (Lady finger), which is later poured into molds.
The hardness of jaggery is because we do not add any preservatives and we try natural processes. We prefer very slow heating and 100% removal of moisture to avoid fungus and molds occuring inside natural organic jaggery. This above process also ensures that the nutrient value of jaggery stays as it is.
Moving ahead towards the taste of jaggery, it totally depends on the sugarcane juice. We also inform our customer that you may see variance in colour, texture in different batches of jaggery as these are made from organically grown heirloom sugarcane and factors such as soil, weather and season can produce different sugarcane.
Q. Why are jaggery nuggets are not available during monsoon time?
A. Jaggery nuggets are made through a long procedure and during the monsoon time there are high chances of catching moisture during the long process
Q. What is the GI Index of jaggery?
A. GI index depends on what we are consumming with ( for example jaggery with gauva GI index will be low).
Q. Do you add silica gel in jaggery powder packet?
A. No
