{"id":104079,"date":"2026-05-19T12:48:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T07:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=104079"},"modified":"2026-05-20T14:16:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:46:49","slug":"jaggery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/jaggery\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaggery"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Jaggery Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India accounts for over 70% of global jaggery production, firmly establishing itself as the world leader in natural sweeteners.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Jaggery<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>commonly known as gur<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a traditional, unrefined, natural sweetener.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>produced by concentrating sugarcane juice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> without the use of chemicals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>retains essential minerals and micronutrients<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that are typically lost during the sugar-refining process.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jaggery is widely consumed across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Minerals:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It retains minerals like <\/span><b>calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, sodium, iron, zinc, copper, and manganese.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also contains trace amounts of vitamins, including <\/span><b>folic acid and B-complex vitamins<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as well as <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/vitamins\/\" target=\"_blank\">vitamins<\/a> A, C, D, and E.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Production<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>India accounts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for over <\/span><b>70 percent of global jaggery production<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This makes it the world\u2019s largest jaggery producer.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Uttar Pradesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> contributed 48.5 percent of total production, followed by <\/span><b>Maharashtra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (24.1 percent) and <\/span><b>Karnataka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (10.5 percent).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Benefits<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It provides <\/span><b>sustained energy.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is beneficial to <\/span><b>address anemia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The presence of mineral salts and micronutrients supports <\/span><b>overall health and strengthens immunity.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Geographical Indication (GI) Tagged Jaggery Varieties in India<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Kolhapur Jaggery<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Maharashtra): It is valued for its golden colour and high sucrose content.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Muzaffarnagar gur<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Uttar Pradesh): It is export-oriented and made from high-quality cane.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Marayoor and Central Travancore jiggery<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Keralam): These are recognized for their purity, medicinal value, traditional processing and regional distinctiveness.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2261676&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jaggery is commonly known as gur, is a traditional, unrefined, natural sweetener. 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