Food
Blackstrap Molasses
The dark, mineral-rich syrup left from refining sugar, a traditional source of iron and minerals for tired, low-iron bodies.
📊 How it ranks (our editor score) — 85/100Tap to see the breakdown
🌱 What it is
Blackstrap molasses is the dark, mineral-concentrated syrup left after sugar cane juice has been boiled down multiple times, unlike lighter, sweeter molasses.
✨ Why it's good for you
- May help support healthy iron levels
- May help support healthy energy
- May help support bone health through calcium and magnesium
- May help support healthy blood
🥗 Nutrition
Per 1 tablespoon (20 g) · about 58 calories
- Iron: 1.8 mg
- Calcium: 41 mg
- Potassium: 293 mg
- Magnesium: 48 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
🥄 How to use it
Stir 1 tablespoon of blackstrap molasses into warm water or milk, or onto oatmeal, once a day for a gentle dose of iron and minerals.
How much: About 1 tablespoon daily.
Show full details & how to prepare it
Blackstrap molasses is the thick, dark syrupA sweet, thick herbal liquid that soothes the throat. How to make a syrup → left after sugar is refined — and unlike white sugar, it keeps the cane's iron, calcium, magnesium, and potassium. A daily spoonful is a long-standing folk tonic for tiredness and topping up iron, though true anemia needs a doctor to find its cause.
Ways to prepare it
⚠️ Cautions
- It is still a sugar — keep to a tablespoon or so, especially with diabetes.
- Its iron supports low-iron states but isn't a treatment for diagnosed anemia — see a doctor to find the cause.
- Rinse after, as the sticky syrup can cling to teeth.
📚 What others say
- A traditional mineral-rich source of iron
- Long used as a folk tonic for tiredness and low iron
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