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. 2021 Jul 27;24(2):387–396. doi: 10.1007/s12355-021-01020-3

Table 2.

Composition of different types of jaggery (per 100 g)

Particulars Mineral content of different forms of jaggery
Solid Liquid Granular
Moisture (%) 3–10 30–35 1–2
Reducing sugars (%) 9–15 15–25 5–9
Non-reducing sugars (%) 65–85 40–60 80–90
Protein (%) 0.4 0.5 0.4
Fat (%) 0.1 0.1 0.1
Total minerals (%) 0.6–1 0.75 0.6–1
Calorific value (Kcal) 383 300 383

Source: Baboo and Solomon (1995); Singh (1998); Rao et al. (2007)