How to differentiate between real and fake jaggery? Try this domestic method to find out

Jaggery in the winter season is a must-have in many households. Many people prefer to substitute sugar for jaggery (gur) on chilly winter days. 

Jaggery is very beneficial for your health, but in the name of profits in the markets these days, the work of making fake jaggery has increased. Fake jaggery is very harmful to your health. Eating this can cause great harm to your body. 

So, here is an easy way to identify genuine and fake jaggery. From this, you can find out whether the Jaggery you bought is real or fake.

Jaggery is a superfood that detoxifies your body. Nutrients like calcium, phosphorus, iron, potassium, zinc, protein, and vitamin B are found in abundance in it. Molasses of jaggery is considered hot and that is why it should be consumed during cold days. Therefore, it is important to make sure to identify its purity.

Times are such that the business of fake jaggery is at its peak. Calcium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate are usually added to adulterated jaggery, which is very harmful to the body. Calcium carbonate is added to jaggery to increase its weight, while sodium bicarbonate is used for giving it the correct colour.

Brown jaggery is pure

Always choose more brown jaggery. Do not choose jaggery with yellow or light brown color as it is adulterated. Due to some impurities in the sugarcane juice and the chemical reactions caused by boiling, its color becomes dark red or brown. After this, impurities are removed by putting some natural things in it.

This is the color of fake jaggery

You will get white, light yellow, or some red (shiny) color of fake jaggery found in the market. If you put it in water, adulterated substances will sit under the pot, while pure jaggery will completely dissolve in water.