Black Strap Molasses
Added on August 17th, 2010
Found in organic
Black Strap Molasses is the by-product of sugar refining, it is all the good bits left after the refined white sugar is produced. So Black strap Molasses is bursting with goodness, best known for its high iron content, but it has many other good things. A tablespoon of blackstrap molasses contains as much calcium as a glass of milk, as much iron as ten small eggs, more potassium than virtually any other food, and a whole host of B vitamins and vitamin E. It’s also rich in magnesium and copper.
Black strap molasses can be added to stews, casseroles, cakes and marinades, or if you prefer a tablespoon diluted in warm water is also a good way to get the benefit of Molasses.
At Naturally Good Food we stock a range of Black Strap Molasses products, in both organic and non-organic form, from producers such as Meridian and Martlet and don’t forget if you buy a case we offer a standard 10% case discount.
As an aside the name is derived from the black strap or mark that distinguished the cask of raw cane sugar from the cask of molasses when it was shipped in a joint cargo.
Tags: black strap molases, meridian foods, organic
