Thread by @DrSubhasree

White sugar, honey, and jaggery, 3 different names of the same thing, 'sugar'. The later 2 have some micronutrients but there is a BIG 'but' to consider these 'healthy'. Thread #nutrition

Jaggery is considered a better choice as compare to white/brown sugar because, it contains a small amount of B vitamins & minerals, including calcium, Iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium & sodium. 10 gm Jaggery provides 36 KCAL (minimal protein, no fat, and 8.5g carbs).

Jaggery has a glycemic index (GI) of 84, which makes it a poor dietary choice. Also need to eat a lot of jaggery to get a meaningful amount of these nutrients, which you can get in much greater amounts from other sources.

Honey on the other hand is composed primarily of water and two sugars: fructose and glucose. It also contains trace amounts of amino acids, B vitamins, vitamin C, minerals, antioxidants.

Honey has a GI score of 58, and sugar has a GI value of 60. That means honey (like all carbohydrates) raises blood sugar quickly, but not quite as fast as sugar. Still, it’s not a big difference.

That said, all these types of sugars are associated with several serious conditions, including:
Obesity
cardiovascular disease
diabetes
nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
cognitive decline
some types of cancer.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…

Bottomline - Honey & jaggery may have a better rep than white sugar but both honey & jaggery have negative effects on your health when used in excess as does sugar.

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