Winter has started. In such a situation, adulterated jaggery is available in the market. Jaggery is good for health in the winter season, but adulterated jaggery can harm your health. There is a lot of demand for jaggery in this season. Adulterated jaggery can harm health. Let us know how to identify real and fake jaggery.
What are the problems of eating fake jaggery?
Adulterants add things like calcium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate in fake jaggery. Calcium carbonate increases the weight of jaggery. Whereas adding sodium bicarbonate improves the color of jaggery. Let us tell you that sugar and a chemical called sepholite are mixed in jaggery. This chemical increases the shelf life of jaggery. Eating adulterated jaggery increases the risk of stomach ache, kidney stones, skin allergy, digestive problems, vitamin D deficiency and heart disease.
Identify jaggery in this way
The color of real jaggery will be dark brown. Similarly, the color of adulterated jaggery is light brown, yellow or whitish.
– The jaggery which is real will taste sweet. However, the taste of adulterated jaggery is salty, bitter or bland.
– Add small pieces of real jaggery in water. If the jaggery dissolves completely then it is real. At the same time, if you put fake jaggery in water, instead of dissolving it will settle at the bottom of the water.
Benefits of eating jaggery in winter
Eating jaggery in cold weather provides many health benefits. The immune system becomes stronger. Along with this, it also protects from the risk of anemia. Consuming jaggery provides relief from cough and cold. Digestion also improves. Eating jaggery brings warmth to the body.
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