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 |