The truth about sugar in your chai (and whether jaggery or honey changes the math)

Chai and filter coffee are non-negotiable in most Indian homes - sometimes four, five, even six cups a day. Because each cup feels 'small', the sugar in it barely registers as a decision. This article does the actual math on how that sugar adds up over a day, and tests the common substitutes - jaggery, honey - against real evidence rather than tradition.