Is Desi Jaggery (Goad) a Healthy Replacement for Sugar? By Dr. Rushikesh Trivedi, DNA-Based Diet Expert, Ahmedabad Traditionally, the Indian kitchen treated clean jaggery as something more than a simple sweetening agent: a tradition, a home remedy, or even a sign of purity. Due to increased awareness of the detrimental effects of refined sugars, jaggery… read more.