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food and drink non alcoholic beveragesIs Grandma's Molasses light or dark?
Considering this, what kind of molasses is Grandma's?
Grandma's™ is America's #1 brand of molasses that has been a trusted household name generation after generation. Grandma's Molasses is made of the highest grade sugarcane molasses that is unsulfured and contains no preservatives, artificial flavors or artificial colors.
Consequently, is Grandma's molasses the same as blackstrap?
Molasses on Your Menu The sugar content of light and dark, according to Serious Eats, is about 70 percent, while the bitter blackstrap molasses contains about 45 percent sugar. Dark, or robust, as Grandma's calls the second boiling of molasses, is good for baked beans or barbecue sauce.
After the first boil, light molasses is produced. It is light in color and mild or sweet in taste because only a small percentage of the sugar has been extracted. Dark molasses is created after the second boiling and naturally is darker in color, less sweet with a hint of bitterness, and thicker in consistency.