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Muscovado

Unrefined dark cane sugar with a strong molasses flavour.

Muscovado — illustrative ingredient image

About Muscovado

Muscovado is an unrefined dark cane sugar used to sweeten baking, desserts, sauces, drinks, and savoury preparations. Its retained molasses gives it a deeper flavour than refined white sugar, making it useful when both sweetness and a pronounced caramel-like character are wanted.

It has a strong molasses flavour and a dark, rich appearance. Muscovado is often moist, soft, and prone to clumping rather than dry and free-flowing. Darker products usually taste more intensely molasses-like, while lighter versions can be gentler and less sticky.

Muscovado is sold loose or packed as soft granules or compact lumps. It can be measured directly, rubbed into dry ingredients, or dissolved in hot liquid. Stirring it into batters, sauces, drinks, or marinades disperses the crystals, while heating blends it into the finished preparation.

Ingredient type
sweetener

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Muscovado nutrition & diet

Muscovado nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Sugar, white, granulated or lump

Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
382.4kcal
Protein
0.0g
Carbs
100.0g
Fat
0.0g

Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Reference the edible sugar as sold, noting whether it is loose, packed, or dissolved in a recipe. Its moisture and molasses content affect spooning and weighing, while baking or beverage use can add fats, dairy, cereals, or other sweeteners that should not be attributed to plain muscovado.

Compare the right form: Match references to loose or packed dark muscovado cane sugar, not molasses, brown-sugar blends, syrups, or a finished recipe.

Diet considerations

Muscovado is plant-derived cane sugar. Compatibility generally changes through the product or recipe rather than the sugar itself: dairy, egg, gelatin, or animal fats may be added, and baked goods often contain cereals. Its carbohydrate contribution is portion-dependent, especially when used in sweetened drinks or desserts.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3 — F008976 ↗. 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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