Sugarcane in India is processed into sugar, jaggery and khandasari. Jaggery (gur / bella/panela) is the natural mixture of sugar and molasses containing vitamins and minerals makes it highly nutritious concentrated sugar.

It is called by different names in different parts of the country like Gur in Maharashtra, Vellam in Tamil Nadu, Bella in Karnataka.

India tops in world jaggery production & export.