Jaggery powder (gur, panela) from Maharashtra and Karnataka sugarcane, boiled and granulated without refining, bleaching or chemical clarifiers — a golden, mineral-rich cane sugar for bakery, snack bars, confectionery, beverages and retail "unrefined sugar" lines in the US, UK, Ireland and the EU.
Jaggery keeps the molasses fraction refining removes: iron, potassium, calcium and the caramel notes that sell it.
Most brown sugar is white sugar with molasses sprayed back on. Jaggery is cane juice reduced to a solid — an ingredient you can call unrefined and mean it.
Cane juice clarified with plant mucilage (okra, hibiscus), not with sulphur dioxide, hydros or lime overdosing — no sulphite declaration, no phosphate residue.
Dried to 3 % moisture or less and sieved to a uniform granule; it flows through a hopper and does not set into a brick in the bag.
Golden to amber by boiling profile; caramel and molasses notes graded against a reference so your bar tastes the same each run.
NPOP-certified organic cane from contracted growers, accepted under USDA NOP and EU / UK equivalence.
Typical specification for golden jaggery powder. Dark grade and jaggery cubes / blocks to the same panel.
| Quality check | ODOD Group lot | Typical open-market lot |
|---|---|---|
| Clarification | Plant mucilage, no chemicals | Sulphur / hydros — sulphite residue |
| Moisture | ≤ 3 %, free-flowing | 5–8 %, cakes |
| Colour | Graded to reference | Varies batch to batch |
| Origin | Contracted cane, traceable | Open market |
| Market compliance | United States | United Kingdom & Ireland | European Union |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product class | Cane sugar product; "unrefined cane sugar" naming; FSVP importer | Sugar product under retained FIC; naming as "jaggery" / "unrefined cane sugar" | CN 1701 13 / 1701 14 (raw cane sugar not for refining) — subject to EU sugar tariff and, where applicable, quota; labelling per Reg. (EU) 1169/2011 |
| Sulphites | Declare ≥ 10 ppm — none used | Declare ≥ 10 mg/kg — none used | Declare ≥ 10 mg/kg — none used |
| Residues & contaminants | EPA tolerances; heavy metals on COA | UK MRLs; assimilated 1881/2006 | Reg. (EC) 396/2005; Reg. (EU) 2023/915 (lead) |
| Organic | USDA NOP via NPOP equivalence | GB organic via recognised control bodies | EU organic; certificate of inspection in TRACES |
Regulatory references are provided for planning; the importer of record confirms the requirements for each shipment. Lot-specific test panels are run to the buyer's specification before dispatch.
Jaggery is the oldest way to make sugar. We keep the method and add control.
Contracted cane crushed within 24 hours of cutting; juice screened.
Juice clarified in open pans with plant mucilage; scum removed by hand — no sulphur, no chemicals.
Reduced to strike point, cooled with agitation to form granules, then dried to ≤ 3 % moisture.
Sieved to size, metal-detected and packed in lined 25 kg bags or 20 kg cartons; nitrogen flush on request.
Processed and packed in FDA-registered, GMP-certified facilities running HACCP under ISO 22000. Halal certified; Kosher and organic-certified lots on request. A full Certificate of Analysis travels with every lot, and every pallet traces back to its farm cluster and processing batch.
Documents per shipment: COA, Certificate of Origin, phytosanitary certificate where applicable, health certificate, packing list, and Halal certificate on request.
Where "unrefined cane sugar" on the label earns a premium.
Replaces brown sugar 1 : 1; deeper caramel note, slightly more moisture.
Binds like brown sugar; a clean-label sweetener claim.
Dissolves readily; jaggery-sweetened chai and coffee lines.
Traditional peanut and sesame brittle; jaggery caramel.
Molasses depth without the bitterness of blackstrap.
Private-label jaggery powder and cubes for natural-foods and ethnic aisles.
Jaggery is hygroscopic; the liner is the shelf life.
Jaggery is whole cane juice boiled down and granulated without refining — the same family as panela, rapadura and piloncillo. Most brown sugar is refined white sugar with molasses added back, which is why "unrefined" is the honest distinction. Jaggery keeps the minerals and the flavour of the cane.
Not in ours. Cane juice is clarified with plant mucilage in open pans and the scum is skimmed off. No sulphur dioxide, sodium hydrosulphite, phosphates or lime overdosing — so no sulphite declaration and a clean ingredient statement: "jaggery (unrefined cane sugar)".
Moisture. Jaggery is hygroscopic and cheap powder is packed at 5–8 % moisture in unlined bags. Ours is dried to 3 % or less, sieved to a uniform granule and packed in lined bags; keep it sealed and dry and it stays free-flowing.
Golden (light caramel) is standard; a dark grade with stronger molasses notes is available. Colour is graded against a reference sample and reported as ICUMSA on request, so bakery and beverage products stay consistent.
Yes. NPOP-certified organic cane from contracted growers, accepted under USDA NOP and EU / UK organic equivalence; specify at quotation and allow time for the certificate of inspection on the first EU shipment.
Jaggery enters the EU under raw cane sugar codes (CN 1701 13 / 1701 14) and is subject to the EU sugar tariff and, where applicable, quota arrangements, which affect the landed cost more than for most ingredients. We quote DDP for the EU on request so the duty is visible in the price.
Ask for a 1 kg sample — golden or dark, conventional or organic — with the COA, and a container price within one working day.
