Suppat

It will definitely be a surprising moment, if you find “Khajoor Gud” absent from any Bengali family kitchen during winter season. This is a traditional jaggery from Bengal and can only be found in the Indian state of West Bengal and in Bangladesh whch is made from the sap of Khajoor (Date) Tree. It is also called “Notun Gur” in Bengal or “New Jaggery” and is only extracted during the winter months. During summer, the heat at night makes the sap rancid and alcoholic. It’s found in semi liquid and solid form. Its unique delicious taste makes people to fell in love, one they taste.

A farmer generally from “Pasi Community”, tie an earthen pot on the tree and a cut the tree in such a way that sap start coming out in drip and collected in the pot. The sap is collected in the pot which is then boiled in iron pots a, concentrated and filtered. The gud does not have any added chemicals to it and is not “processed” in any other form.

It is considered to be healthier than other sugars as it retains nutrients in the sap (despite the boiling).The jaggery is rich in iron, potassium and zinc and other minerals and even contains fibers. It is also good for children, pregnant and lactating mothers.

It is a YUMMY feel to taste Khajoor Gud. It is sweet and taste like any high brand delicious chocolate. The product is versatile and can be used in making variety of recipes. It can be consumed directly with bread or to make kheer, misthi dohi, sweets etc. Jaggery is mixed with other ingredients, such as peanuts, condensed milk, coconut, and white sugar, to produce several locally marketed and consumed delicacies.

Sheetal Agro Products is a unit of Dynamic Tarang [P] Ltd, which works with a vision of “Brick by Brick Innovations to Help Change Lives of People” and in operations since 2005. Dynamic Tarang is a unique “Social Entrepreneurship” company, which identifies its business venture to benefit community at large. The company has established a Food Processing at Barari Large Industrial Area, Bhagalpur, Bihar and organizing farmers in collection of sap to improve on their income from trees which was underutilized. The company is marketing its food products with brand name SUPPAT in compliance with Food Safety & Standards Act of India (FSSAI) norms. The company endeavors to take up more food products by organizing farmers through its Aggregation, Processing & Marketing (APM) Model.