Palm jaggery is darker and richer in color. It can be used as an excellent substitute for white sugar. When compared to sugar, palm jaggery is an excellent nutritional sweetener. Palm Jaggery also known as Karupatti is a healthy traditional product made from palm juice (Pathani) without using any chemicals.In the initial stage, the sap from palm trees is collected in slaked lime treated earthen pots by tappers. The sap is then cleared of unwanted materials by the process of sedimentation and filtration. It is then boiled in a galvanized iron pan. A white scum is skimmed off from the surface of the boiling sap. Some crushed castor beans are added to allay frothing. After 5 min, the pan is taken off from the furnace and allowed for settling of lime. Cleared brown syrup is again poured into the boiling pan. The syrup is then cooled into desired shapes of palm jaggery.