Molasses (/məˈlæsɪz, moʊ-/)[1] or black treacle (British English) is a viscous substance resulting from refining sugarcane or sugar beets into sugar. Molasses varies by the amount of sugar, method of extraction, and age of plant. Sugarcane molasses is primarily used for sweetening and flavoring foods in the United States, Canada, and elsewhere. Molasses is a defining component of fine commercial brown sugar.[2] It is also one of the primary ingredients used for distilling rum.[3]
Sweet sorghum syrup may be colloquially called “sorghum molasses” in the southern United States.[4][5] Molasses has a stronger flavor than most alternative syrups.
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