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Molasses

Molasses is a dark, viscous sweetener commonly used in baking, sauces, marinades, and drinks.

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About Molasses

Molasses is the thick, dark syrup separated from sugarcane or sugar-beet juice during sugar crystallization. Its colour, bitterness, sweetness, and viscosity vary with the source and with how many crystallization stages have preceded its removal; products may be sold as light, dark, or blackstrap molasses.

It is used as a sweetener and flavouring in baked goods, sauces, marinades, glazes, beverages, and some preserved foods. Molasses has a dense, pourable texture and a pronounced caramelized flavour that can include bitter, toasted, or mineral-like notes. The balance changes between grades.

Molasses is generally sold as a bottled liquid, while culinary formulas may specify a particular grade. The syrup’s appearance remains dark and glossy to varying degrees, and its flow can range from relatively loose to very thick. The request does not specify a sugarcane or sugar-beet source, grade, or crystallization stage.

Ingredient type
sweetener

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English

Molasses

English

molasses (dried)

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Molasses nutrition & diet

Molasses nutritional value

Molasses

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
290kcal
Protein
0.0g
Carbs
74.7g
Fat
0.1g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Specify the molasses type and whether it is blackstrap, light, dark, unsulfured, sulfured, or blended. Use the edible syrup as sold, not a diluted drink or baked product. Recipe additions such as flour, fat, spices, and other sweeteners should be assessed separately.

Compare the right form: Match the labeled molasses type and its undiluted syrup form, including sulfured or unsulfured status and serving amount.

Diet considerations

Molasses is plant-derived from processed sugar-cane or sugar-beet juice, but the source and product formulation should be confirmed. Compatibility changes with dairy, egg, animal fats, flour, cereal ingredients, or other recipe components. As a concentrated sweetener, its carbohydrate pattern is portion-dependent and differs from whole cane or beet ingredients.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    Depends on the version
  • Pescatarian
    Depends on the version
  • Keto
    Typically incompatible
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Depends on the version
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Keto · Typically incompatible
A concentrated sugar ingredient; the amount used matters. No serving-level carbohydrate calculation is available.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar).
Low-carb · Depends on the version
A concentrated sugar ingredient; the amount used matters. No serving-level carbohydrate calculation is available.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Molasses ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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