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One recent small study tested using raisins and a sweetener in Southeast Asia known as jaggery in treating iron deficiency anemia among female medical students.—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 15 Jan. 2025 Solid jaggery is the most popular form.1 To make jaggery, sugarcane or palm sap is boiled, concentrated, and strained to remove sediment.—Jillian Kubala, Health, 29 Dec. 2024 Six tablespoons of jaggery meets just 10% of your daily calcium needs.—Jillian Kubala, Health, 29 Dec. 2024 Ganesha’s favorite foods – coconut, jaggery (a type of sugar), and modak (sweet dumplings) – are offered to him as gifts.—Lex Harvey, CNN, 18 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for jaggery
Word History
Etymology
Portuguese jágara, probably from Malayalam chakkara sugar
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