More nutritious than refined sugar
Blackstrap molasses is a nutrient-rich sugar byproduct. Just 1 tablespoon (15 mL) provides:
- Calories: 60
- Carbs: 14 grams
- Sugar: 10 grams
- Protein: 1 gram
- Fat: 0 grams
- Iron: 20% of the Daily Value (DV)
- Calcium: 10% of the DV
- Magnesium: 10% of the DV
- Potassium: 9% of the DV
- Vitamin B6: 8% of the DV
Blackstrap molasses is mostly made up of sugar. In contrast to refined sugar, which has little nutritional value, blackstrap molasses is high in iron, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and phosphorus. In fact, blackstrap molasses has more iron than eggs, more calcium than milk, and more potassium than any other meal, ounce for ounce. Furthermore, it contains 18 amino acids.
