The Superfood Sweetener

• Jaggery (gur) is an unrefined, non-centrifugal sugar produced largely from sugarcane (also palm/date), retaining molasses, iron, minerals and micronutrients, marketed as a "superfood" alternative to refined sugar.
• India is the world's largest jaggery producer (>70% of global output); the sector is a node where agriculture, MSME food-processing, GI/IP regime and agri-exports converge — directly examinable across GS-III.