WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FANCY, COOKING MOLASSES, BLACKSTRAP MOLASSES, AND LITE MOLASSES?
Crosby Molasses produces Fancy molasses also known as Gold star ), Lite Molasses, Cooking Molasses (also known as Family Brand) and Blackstrap molasses Fancy molasses is the syrup obtained when sugar cane is crushed and the resulting liquid is clarified and evaporated. Blackstrap molasses is a by product resulting from the manufacture of refined white sugar. When no more sugar can be economically removed from the crushed sugar cane the resulting liquid is Blackstrap Molasses. Molasses is commonly used as a health food providing important vitamins and minerals. (See the nutritional information.) Cooking molasses is a blend of Fancy and Blackstrap molasses. The use of Fancy molasses in baking results in a lighter coloured, sweeter product. Blackstrap molasses is darker and has a slight bitter, robust flavour. You can not directly substitute cooking or blackstrap molasses for fancy molasses. The use of cooking molasses results in a darker, less sweet baked product. However, many of our cu
