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. 2013 Feb 26;5(1):31–38.

Table 3: Properties of Molasses and Jaggery 30,31.

FEATURES MOLASSES JAGGERY
Description Thick, dark brown, uncrystallized juice obtained from raw sugar during the refining process. If pure clarified sugarcane juice is boiled, what is left as solid is jaggery.
 
 
Total sucrose content >46 % 65- 85 %
Water content 20 % 10- 12%
Usage Livestock and poultry feeds, fertilizer, fuel Traditional Indian sweetener
 
Availability US, UK, Denmark, Russia, Africa, Asia India, Pakistan, Mexico, South America, Burma, African countries, Srilanka, Thailand