Jaggery increases or maintain blood sugar levels. Jaggery is good or not?

Question

Jaggery is more nutritious than sugar. It contains calcium, iron, and other vital minerals. In that aspect, it does not affect the body as much as sugar does. Jaggery also carries a peculiar smell and hence discourages the individual from eating it liberally. This is not the case with sugar. The problem arises with sucrose, which jaggery contains. Jaggery is absorbed slowly in the body, but, it is absorbed. It does spike the sugar levels. Your body would contain almost the same amount of sugar as it would have when you had consumed white sugar. The only difference being jaggery takes a little longer to cause the spike. If you don?t have diabetes, jaggery would be an excellent substitute for sugar. But if you have diabetes, you must avoid jaggery as much as you avoid sugar and other related products. Another reason for this being jaggery has a very high Glycemic Index ? and a diabetes patient?s diet must consist of only those foods with a low Glycemic Index.

Rajneesh Shastri · Accepted Answer

Jaggery is more nutritious than sugar. It contains calcium, iron, and other vital minerals. In that aspect, it does not affect the body as much as sugar does. Jaggery also carries a peculiar smell and hence discourages the individual from eating it liberally. This is not the case with sugar. The problem arises with sucrose, which jaggery contains. Jaggery is absorbed slowly in the body, but, it is absorbed. It does spike the sugar levels. Your body would contain almost the same amount of sugar as it would have when you had consumed white sugar. The only difference being jaggery takes a little longer to cause the spike. If you don?t have diabetes, jaggery would be an excellent substitute for sugar. But if you have diabetes, you must avoid jaggery as much as you avoid sugar and other related products. Another reason for this being jaggery has a very high Glycemic Index ? and a diabetes patient?s diet must consist of only those foods with a low Glycemic Index.

Meenu Dwivedi · Answer

It's not good for diabetes.