The sweet smell of boiling sugarcane juice greets us as we approach a small thatched shed. The background music of the thrumming sugarcane crusher and the spiral of smoke going skywards from the roof augurs well as farmer Kannan and his wife Satya welcome us with freshly extracted sugarcane juice with as many refills as we want.
Jaggery is loaded with several essential micronutrients like iron, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, etc. Jaggery helps in blood pressure management due to its high potassium levels. Jaggery curbs indigestion and boosts intestinal health.