What exactly is molasses?!
I'm pretty sure it isn't chocolate!. Can you eat it like syrup or what!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
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Molasses is nothing more than thick syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane!. I would not eat it like syrup!. I only use it in recipes!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I love molasses, but no, it's not chocolate!. It's more related to pancake syrup or a sugar syrup, but it has its own properties that make it molasses!. In the south, it is eaten on biscuits (I don't know where you live, but if you are not from the States I don't mean biscuits as in cookies) and grits, to flavor cookies, to make barbeque sauce, and for other recipes!.
From Wikipedia:
Cane molasses
Sulfured molasses is made from young green sugar cane and is treated with sulfur dioxide, which acts as a preservative, during the sugar extraction process!. Unsulfured molasses is made from mature sugar cane and does not require treatment with sulfur during the extraction process!. There are three grades of molasses, Mild or first molasses, Dark or second molasses, and Black strap!. These grades may be sulfured or unsulfured!.
To make molasses, which is pure sugar cane juice, the sugar cane plant is harvested and stripped of its leaves!. Its juice is extracted from the canes, usually by crushing or mashing!. The juice is boiled to concentrate which promotes the crystallization of the sugar!. The results of this first boiling and removal of sugar crystal is first molasses, which has the highest sugar content because comparatively little sugar has been extracted from the juice!. Second molasses is created from a second boiling and sugar extraction, and has a slight bitter tinge to its taste!.
The third boiling of the sugar syrup gives black strap molasses!. The majority of sucrose from the original juice has been crystallized but black strap molasses is still mostly sugar by calories[1]; however, unlike refined sugars, it contains significant amounts of vitamins and minerals!. Black strap molasses is a source of calcium, magnesium, potassium and iron!. One tablespoon provides up to 20 percent of the daily value of each of those nutrients!.[2][3] Black strap is often sold as a health supplement, as well as being used in the manufacture of cattle feed, and for other industrial uses!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
From Wikipedia:
Cane molasses
Sulfured molasses is made from young green sugar cane and is treated with sulfur dioxide, which acts as a preservative, during the sugar extraction process!. Unsulfured molasses is made from mature sugar cane and does not require treatment with sulfur during the extraction process!. There are three grades of molasses, Mild or first molasses, Dark or second molasses, and Black strap!. These grades may be sulfured or unsulfured!.
To make molasses, which is pure sugar cane juice, the sugar cane plant is harvested and stripped of its leaves!. Its juice is extracted from the canes, usually by crushing or mashing!. The juice is boiled to concentrate which promotes the crystallization of the sugar!. The results of this first boiling and removal of sugar crystal is first molasses, which has the highest sugar content because comparatively little sugar has been extracted from the juice!. Second molasses is created from a second boiling and sugar extraction, and has a slight bitter tinge to its taste!.
The third boiling of the sugar syrup gives black strap molasses!. The majority of sucrose from the original juice has been crystallized but black strap molasses is still mostly sugar by calories[1]; however, unlike refined sugars, it contains significant amounts of vitamins and minerals!. Black strap molasses is a source of calcium, magnesium, potassium and iron!. One tablespoon provides up to 20 percent of the daily value of each of those nutrients!.[2][3] Black strap is often sold as a health supplement, as well as being used in the manufacture of cattle feed, and for other industrial uses!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Molasses
Molasses or treacle is a thick syrup by-product from the processing of the sugarcane or sugar beet into sugar!. (In some parts of the US, molasses also refers to sorghum syrup!.) The word molasses comes from the Portuguese word mela?o, which comes from mel, the Portuguese word for "honey"!. The quality of molasses depends on the maturity of the sugar cane or beet, the amount of sugar extracted, and the method of extraction!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Molasses or treacle is a thick syrup by-product from the processing of the sugarcane or sugar beet into sugar!. (In some parts of the US, molasses also refers to sorghum syrup!.) The word molasses comes from the Portuguese word mela?o, which comes from mel, the Portuguese word for "honey"!. The quality of molasses depends on the maturity of the sugar cane or beet, the amount of sugar extracted, and the method of extraction!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Molasses, from the Latin word melaceres, meaning honey-like, is a thick dark syrup that is a byproduct of sugar refining!. It results when sugar is crystallized out of sugar cane or sugar beet juice!. Molasses is sold both for human consumption, to be used in baking, and in the brewing of ale and distillation of rum, and as an ingredient in animal feed!.
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Molasses is a residue from sugar refining!. When cane or beet sugar is produced it leaves behind a thick, treacly brown gluey liquid that has many uses!. Made up of sugar, water, mineral salts and nitrogenous substances molasses is sold as black treacle when it is from cane sugar and can be used in many types of baking and cooking!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It's residue from refining sugar!. It's uses in cooking, baking and for making rum!. Some people do use the light stuff like syrup, it's an aquired taste though!.Www@FoodAQ@Com