Jaggery is an unrefined sweetener, which means it isn't refined like white sugar. It retains nutrients found in sugarcane and palm sap, such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium ...

Three hours later the gooey mass is poured into broken coconut shells that act as moulds for the palm jaggery to set. One litre of padaneer (sap) gives her 140 gm of palm jaggery; tappers climb ...