Gur or cheeni in your chai?

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of it is sugar

Grate 100 g of gur ~84 g Gur is cane juice boiled down with its molasses kept in. Cheeni is the same juice, refined. IFCT 2017 What they are

"But gur has iron!"

It does. About 0.2 mg in a teaspoon, along with its sugar. So why not eat more? IFCT 2017 Read this part

50 g a day, for the iron?

That gives you about 2.3 mg of iron, and uses up your whole free-sugar ceiling on a 2,000-calorie day. IFCT 2017; WHO, 2026 The minerals

A calorie and a half

And calories? One level teaspoon Gur ~14 kcal Sugar ~15.5 kcal The gap is mostly water. About 11% of gur is water. IFCT 2017; USDA 2019 The calories

Choose by taste

So, gur or cheeni? Gur for gur ki chai and chikki, counted as sugar. Sugar where saffron or cardamom should lead. Neither is a health decision. Weighing it up

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