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== Adulterations and substitutes ==
As ingredient of slimy sauces ''Corchorus olitorius'' can be replaced by other ''Corchorus'' species (also called Jew’s mallow): the wild and cultivated ''Corchorus tridens'' L. and the wild species ''Corchorus asplenifolius'' Burch., ''[[Corchorus fascicularis]]'' Lam., ''Corchorus trilocularis'' L. and ''Corchorus aestuans'' L.
The fibres of kenaf (''Hibiscus cannabinus'' L.) and roselle (''Hibiscus sabdariffa'' L.) are coarser and cheaper than jute. They are acceptable substitutes for jute in the manufacture of coarse packaging fabrics, Other bast fibres which can serve as substitutes for jute include those from Congo jute (''Urena lobata'' L.) and devil’s cotton (''Abroma augusta'' (L.) L.f.). Since the second half of the 20th Century jute has faced substitution as sack-making material by synthetic fibres such as polypropylene and polyethylene.
