Processed

Palm Sugar

Palm sugar is crystalline or disc sugar from palm sap—butterscotch and caramel notes used across Southeast Asian cookery. Softer and more aromatic than white sugar. Dissolve into curries and desserts; chop discs finely. Related to but not identical to coconut sugar.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

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Breeds & varieties

A sample of named types with their own origin and culinary profiles.

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Thai Palm Sugar

Coconut Palm Sugar Discs

Gula Jawa

Characteristics

Preparations

BlockCookedGranulatedPowdered

Provenance

Fair TradeNon-GMOOrganic

Sources

Indoor FarmedOutdoor Farmed

Traits

AromaticButterscotchCaramelRefinedSoft CrystalSweetenerTropical

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 392

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 1 g
Saturated Fat 0.54 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.2 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.19 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 19.9 mg
Salt 0.05 g
Total Carbohydrate 95.2 g
Dietary Fibre 0 g
Total Sugars 87.6 g
Complex / starch 2.08 g
Protein 1.88 g
Water 5.06 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 392 kcal
Water 5.06 g
Carbohydrates 95.2 g
- Sugars 87.6 g
  - Monosaccharides 61.3 g
  - Disaccharides 26.3 g
- Starch 2.08 g
  - Amylose 0.52 g
  - Amylopectin 1.56 g
  - Digestible Starch 1.77 g
  - Resistant Starch 0.21 g
Protein 1.88 g
Fat 1 g
- Saturated Fat 0.54 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.2 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.19 g
  - Omega-3 0.02 g
  - Omega-6 0.1 g
Vitamins 24.7 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.01 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.05 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 0.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 1.8 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.09 mg
- Vitamin K 0.4 µg
Minerals 261 mg
- Major Minerals 254 mg
  - Calcium 67 mg
  - Sodium 19.9 mg
  - Potassium 167 mg
- Trace Minerals 6.6 mg
  - Iron 1.2 mg
  - Zinc 0.4 mg
  - Iodine 5 µg
Salt 0.05 g
- Sodium Chloride 0.05 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.01 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.02 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.09 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.05 · vitamin-b6: 0.02 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 0.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 1.8 · vitamin-e: 0.09 · vitamin-k: 0.4 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 19.92 · Potassium: 167 · Calcium: 67 · Iron: 1.2 · Zinc: 0.4 · Iodine: 5 ·

Refined processed sweeteners and additives are energy-dense carbohydrate with little else.

In the kitchen

Culinary partners and combinations that usually underperform with Palm Sugar.

Pairs well with

Classic and complementary matches

Chilli
CoconutSoutheast Asian desserts
Lime
Mango
Peanut
TamarindSweet-sour balance

Usually avoid with

Often clash in flavour or tradition

History

500 BCETH

Southeast Asian cooks concentrated palm sap into sugar cakes.

1900

Palm sugar discs became a regional export and diaspora staple.

2000

Western chefs adopted palm sugar for Thai and Indonesian recipes.