Blackstrap Molasses, an alternative sweetener, nutrient rich

March 28, 2009

Often, when talking about the negatives of using aspartame as a

sweetener, I am asked what could be used as an alternative.

Usually I would suggest to look into stevia, or honey, or cane sugar,

or other alternatives. Jane recently posted a very interesting list

with recipes to boot. Thanks Jane!

Only a couple of days ago, I happened to open my cupboard and my eye

caught a jar with blackstrap molasses. Can't think of the reason why

I got one, it certainly was a while ago when I bought it. Never

opened it until that morning. I added some to my cereal and, truth

be told, it was quite nice.

After doing some surfing the web, I have to come to the conclusion

that it is perhaps an underrated or deemed insignificant replacement

as a sweetener but I am blown away by the nutritional value of it.

Manganese, copper, calcium, potassium, magnesium, iron, pyridoxine

(Vit B6), and selenium. With that, it is low in calories, roughly 15

calories per teaspoon. This would mean that it is low GI, good for

most people who are insulin resistant.

Reading quite a few pages, I am beginning to think that this

sweetener is actually good for you.

This is only one link amongst many which might be of interest:

Why isn't blackstrap molasses rarely if ever mentioned as an

alternative to aspartame? Are there contra indications or any other

negative reports about this which one should be aware of? I for one

would be very interested learning about it.

Since I am preparing a bit of a food storage that will last for a

while, it appears that blackstrap molasses keeps for a long

time. Would anyone know what to watch out for regarding storage of

this nutrient rich sweetener?

Hanneke

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