Health News : If you want to stay fit, then ultimately reduce sugar and salt in your diet. Some people drink 3-4 spoons of sugar daily, only in milk and tea. Apart from this, if they eat some other sweet during the day, then that is a different matter. Therefore, you must reduce your daily sugar intake first. First of all, remove sugar from tea and milk. This will reduce your sugar intake significantly, which you consume regularly daily. If you want sweetness, use sugar, i.e. jaggery sugar, instead of sugar. This does not cause harm like white sugar. However, you should eat only limited amounts of sugar.

How many calories are there in sugar and jaggery?

Jaggery or jaggery sugar is more beneficial than sugar. If we talk about calories, 100 grams of jaggery has about 340 calories. On the other hand, 100 grams of sugar contains about 375 calories. Jaggery is less caloric than sugar, and many vitamins, minerals, and fats are also found in it.

Why is jaggery better than sugar?

Eating 100 grams of jaggery contains 70 per cent sucrose, while eating 100 grams of white sugar contains 99.7 per cent sucrose. Besides, sugar has no protein, vitamins, minerals or fat. On the other hand, minerals like fructose, glucose, protein, iron, calcium, manganese, potassium, magnesium, and phosphorus are found in jaggery. Vitamin E, Vitamin A, and Vitamin C are also found in jaggery.

Jaggery is effective in weight loss.

Therefore, start using jaggery instead of sugar in tea or milk. Dissolve jaggery powder or sugar in milk and drink it. This will give you energy and will also improve digestion. You can also make weak tea, add sugar, and drink it. This is a healthy option to replace sugar, and it has no side effects.