Is palm sugar healthy, and what are its special properties?

More and more people are inclined towards a healthy lifestyle, adhering to proper nutrition and avoiding foods containing sodium and harmful additives. But no one has ever given up on sweets. Considering that it is possible to get benefit and harm from palm sugar, it is worth a closer look at its properties.

This is a little-known type of sweetener, a product obtained from Arenga palm trees, called "gur" in India, and "juggery" in America and Europe, which can also be made from cane and date palm. Palm sugar is obtained by thickening flowering juice by boiling at low temperature until a syrup is formed.

The composition and properties of jaggers

The sweetness of a palm sweetener is presented in the form of sucrose, glucose, fructose, the percentage of which depends on the palm variety and the type of processing of the product. Dzheggery is enriched with minerals (60 times more than ordinary sugar): calcium, potassium, phosphorus, iron, and, as studies have shown, it is rich in vitamins A, C, B1, B2, B6. It is an environmentally friendly product, free of fertilizers and pesticides. Given the diverse chemical composition of palm sugar, the benefits of the product are not limited to its nutritional value.

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Carbohydrates of palm sugar have an ideal structure, are well absorbed by the body, and effectively compensate for energy consumption when consumed in minimal quantities. This product property is quite in demand at high calorie expenditures and fast fatigue. But at the same time, palm sugar helps to lose weight.

Digestion recovery

Dzheggery normalizes digestion, activating digestive enzymes and destroying an adverse bacterial intestinal microflora. And the presence of dietary fiber eliminates constipation and indigestion.

Cleansing properties

Palm sugar helps to effectively cleanse organs: the respiratory tract, intestines, esophagus, lungs, and stomach. Thanks to its effect, cough and colds go away.

Seasonal Properties

The presence of the unique qualities of a juggery creates the effect of cooling the body in the summer and retaining heat in the winter season.

Products Combined with Juggers

Palm sugar can be ranked as a universal product, it is hardly possible to name a taste with which it would not be combined.

Juggery combination:

• any kind of meat and poultry;
• seafood, fish;
• vegetables and mushrooms;
• legumes, cereals;
• milk products;
• any fruits and berries;
• in the composition of sauces and seasonings.

Ways to use

1. In soft form, a juggery is good for a sandwich.
2. In powder form, palm sugar is added to desserts and drinks.
3. As part of sauces for buckwheat, corn, rice, wheat porridge.
4. Vegetables, fruits, beans are brought to taste with the help of palm sugar in oriental and other cuisines.
5. Unrefined, the product is added to tea and coffee.
6. In recipes for baking, as well as meat, as an additive, juggery gives these dishes an exquisite mild taste.

Treatment

There are many ways to treat common ailments according to folk recipes with palm sugar:

• in combination with ginger: eliminates inflammatory processes, removes sputum, cures colds and coughs;
• with the addition of turmeric, palm sugar can relieve asthma attacks;
• migraines, headaches disappear if you connect the juggery with sesame seeds;
• in a recipe with basil extract, palm sugar becomes an indispensable remedy for colds;
• in case of irregularities of the menstrual cycle, a small piece of juggery, washed with water, will help
• the use of this type of sugar relieves the body of the need for sweets, and people who have changed their food preferences in this regard were able to stop or completely eliminate the pathology.

Harm

If we talk about a product such as palm sugar, harm from it is possible only in case of individual intolerance that causes allergic reactions. Unlike other types of sugar, palm is absolutely harmless.

Sometimes it is difficult to talk about the benefits of sugar as a source of pure carbohydrates, so the exception is pathology, overweight, disorders in the endocrine system, the functioning of the thyroid gland, and those cases when it, like any other product, should be consumed in moderation.

Some do not like the look of a juggery; others cannot afford its considerable cost. It can be difficult to give up the usual white sugar completely. But the benefits of eating jaggery exceed all its possible disadvantages. And while ordinary sugar undergoes repeated processing, and only calories remain in it, palm is an excellent alternative to it.