an overview on panela

Sugarcane being a rich source of nutrients containing, phytocompounds, unique taste and aroma, where unrefined sugars (e.g. panela) is produced from it. panela is non-centrifugal cane sugar (ncs), a high carbohydrate-content food obtained by evaporation of water in sugarcane juice and is known by different name such as jaggery (south asia), kokuto (japan), hakura (srilanka), rapadura (brazil), gur/desi (pakistan) and shekar sorkh/ tabarzard (north of iran). despite the fact that panela has great properties and components, panela is a relatively unknown product in iran. according to the following literature review work and analysis provide and gain more information concerned with this product and its functional properties.