blackstrap molasses

agricultural product

Also known as: cane final molasses

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Blackstrap molasses is a thick, dark syrup that remains after sugar has been crystallized out of sugarcane or beet juice. It is the result of the third and final extraction during sugar manufacturing, meaning most of the sugar has been removed.1

This heavy, viscous product is primarily used in animal feed and for industrial purposes, such as producing vinegar and citric acid. While lighter grades of molasses are used in baking and candy-making, blackstrap molasses has a very low sugar content. It is composed of sugars, water, organic nonsugars, and ash.1

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…third and final extraction yields blackstrap molasses, a heavy, viscous, dark-coloured product that has had all the sugar removed from it that can be separated practically by ordinary crystallization.
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…third and final extraction yields blackstrap molasses, a heavy, viscous, dark-coloured product that has had all the sugar removed from it that can be separated practically by ordinary crystallization.
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