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Jaggery (Gud): Nutrition and who it suits

Jaggery is best kept small for weight loss, PCOS, diabetes and menopause. 100 g has 354 kcal and 1.9 g of protein. One serving is one teaspoon (5 g), about 18 kcal.

Two men making jaggery

Numbers worked out by Poshan Labs from IFCT 2017 (ICMR-NIN), using the rules on How the ratings work. Last updated 26 October 2026.

Nutrition per 100 g

NutrientPer 100 g
Energy354 kcal
Protein1.9 g
Carbohydrate84.9 g
Fibre0 g
Sugars84.3 g
Fat0.2 g
Magnesium115 mg
Iron4.6 mg
Potassium488 mg

Where its calories come from

97%
  • Protein 2%
  • Carbohydrate 97%
  • Fat 0%

Worked out from the protein, carbohydrate and fat above, at 4, 4 and 9 kcal a gram.

How many calories in one serving of jaggery?

About 18 kcal for one teaspoon (5 g), and about 36 kcal if you have two.

One serving, against your day

One serving (5 g) fills less than 5% of an adult woman's daily need for every nutrient measured here. The largest share is magnesium, at 1.6% (5.8 mg).

Source

Source: Indian Food Composition Tables 2017, National Institute of Nutrition (ICMR), food code I001. Daily need is from ICMR-NIN Nutrient Requirements for Indians 2020, adult woman, moderate activity.

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Is jaggery good for weight loss, PCOS, diabetes and menopause?

Weight loss

Limit

4.2 g of sugar in one teaspoon (5 g).

PCOS and PCOD

Limit

4.2 g of sugar in one teaspoon (5 g).

Diabetes

Limit

4.2 g of sugar in one teaspoon (5 g).

Menopause

Limit

4.2 g of sugar in one teaspoon (5 g).

All four goalsLimit4.2 g of sugar in one teaspoon (5 g).

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Also called

Assamese: Gur; Bengali: Gurh; Gujarati: God; Hindi: Gud; Kannada: Bella; Kashmiri: Gor; Konkani: Godd; Malayalam: Vellam; Marathi: Gul; Odia: Guda; Punjabi: Gud; Tamil: Mandavellam; Telugu: Bellam; Urdu: Gud.

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