Molasses
Level 4 — Significant concerns
Molasses is a other additive listed in the FDA food-additive database.
Also: blackstrap molasses, treacle
Where you'll see it
baked goods, baked beans, brown sugar, BBQ sauce, dark breads
What the research says
Molasses is a sugar refining by-product, primarily sucrose, that delivers the same hepatic fructose burden as table sugar despite trace minerals.
[metabolical] Molasses is a sugar refining by-product, primarily sucrose, that delivers the same hepatic fructose burden as table sugar despite trace minerals.
Regulatory status
- Notes: From enrichment source only, not in Winter Dictionary
Sources
- Metabolical (Lustig) — Chapter 24: sucrose, high-fructose corn syrup, maple syrup, honey, agave, molasses, brown sugar, turbinado, muscovado, and demerara