Palm Jaggery | Karupatti | Panai Vellam

Futuro Palm Jaggery (Karupatti):

1. Palm Jaggery or palm sugar which Panai vellam or karupatti in tamil is a traditional and natural sweetener used mostly in Tamil nadu. Extracting palm juice from palm trees in a traditional way without using any chemicals or additives produces organic palm jaggery. Its a major ingredient in desserts and sweet drinks.
2. Intake of too much of white sugar has many health risks. In order to avoid such health issues people tend to replace the white sugar with palm sugar. To eat as much as sweet and avoid health risks using of palm jaggery is the best way.
3. It is a natural energy booster and is rich in high nutritious vitamins and minerals. It has a rich source of iron content which cures anemia. Because of its medicinal properties is is also a major ingredient in ancient ayurvedic medicines.
4. Apart from using in sweets, people also use it in preparing tea, milk, medicinal drinks(kashayam), syrups, sugar candies etc.,

Health Benefits of Palm Jaggery:

• Eases Digestion : Regular intake of karupatti activates digestive enzymes and helps improve digestive health
• Treat cold and cough; Intake if palm sugar by adding it to warm water or tea helps relieve cold and cough
• Weight Loss: Potassium present in panai vellam helps reduce bloating and water retention, which helps in weight regulation.
• Energy booster : It is a rich source of many kinds of vitamins and minerals which serves as a natural energy booster. Full of composite carbohydrates , karupatti is easier to digest because of which after eating Futuro’s palm jaggery, you can stay energetic for hours.

Storage instruction : Usually it comes in hard and crystalized form, break it into pieces and store it in an airtight container. No need to refrigerate as long as it is stored in an air tight container.