Jaggery
carb · base score -0.8 · also listed as jaggery, gur, unrefined cane sugar, palm sugar
What is it?
We haven't written a full explanation for this one yet. It's in the carb category and currently graded poor.
At a glance
- Category
- carb
- Grade
- poor
- Base score
- -0.8 (from −1 to 1; higher is better)
- Found in
- 4 products
- Also listed as
- jaggery, gur, unrefined cane sugar, palm sugar
Common questions about jaggery
Is Jaggery good for dogs?
We grade it as a poor ingredient: typically cheap, vague or of questionable nutritional value, so it drags a product’s score down. One poor ingredient does not make a food bad on its own, but a recipe built from several usually scores low.
How many UK dog foods contain jaggery?
4 UK products list jaggery as an ingredient in our database. The full list is shown below, sorted by rating.
What else is jaggery called on labels?
Manufacturers list it under several names: jaggery, gur, unrefined cane sugar, palm sugar. We match all of these to the same glossary entry when we read a label.
How does Open Dog Food grade jaggery?
We grade it poor, our lowest grade, used for cheap, vague or low-value ingredients. Every ingredient is converted to its dry-matter share and scored from our glossary before a recipe gets its 1-100 rating; the full method is on our methodology page.