Hi, y’all!

Glad you enjoyed my Berserk for Bazura post. How fun, huh? It’s super cool to have a good time while educating about the environment and sharing creative, awesome products!

But let’s get on with the yumilicious topic at hand: blackstrap molasses.   

Fun Fact!

“It is not often that a fateful tragedy occurs that centers around a food, but unfortunately, in 1919, one such event did occur. The event is referred to as the Great Molasses Flood and occurred when a molasses storage tank holding over two million gallons of molasses broke, and its sticky content came pouring throughout the city streets of Boston, Massachussetts, traveling as fast as 35 miles per hour and creating a thirty foot tidal wave of sweetener. Unfortunately, this was not a sweet matter as twenty-one people died and significant amounts of property was destroyed.” – WH Foods

That is SO wild to me. Can you even imagine a RIVER of molasses? I mean, a TIDAL WAVE?! Isn’t that just insane? And such a sad fate that people lost their lives. Gosh, the things we learn as we blog, eh?

So what about the goodies in blackstrap molasses? There’s quite a list of vitamins and minerals – nutrients galore!

 Vitamins

1. B2 (riboflavin)
2. B3 (Niacin)
3. B6 (folate)
4. pantothenic acid

Minerals

1. copper
2. calcium
3. iron
4. manganese
5. magnesium
6. phosphorus
7. potassium
8. selenium
9. sodium
10. zinc

Health Benefits

So what actually comes from absorbing the above nutrients?

Just to get an idea…

According to WH Foods, energy levels may soar: “In addition to providing quickly assimilated carbohydrates, blackstrap molasses can increase your energy by helping to replenish your iron stores.”

And the calcium found in blackstrap molasses will help with strong bones, teeth, removing toxins from the colon, and so much more!

All this provided by just a couple of spoonsful says WH Foods: “Two teaspoons of blackstrap molasses will meet 11.8% of your daily needs for calcium.”

Other benefits may include ridding your body of free radicals, healthier joints and nervous system, and improved cholesterol levels.

“Look for blackstrap molasses that is unsulphured since not only does it not contain this processing chemical to which some people are sensitive, but it has a cleaner and more clarified taste. Blackstrap molasses made from organic sugar cane is also available in some markets.” – WH Foods

Check out my Blackstrap Smoothie recipe over at the Mainline Gardening blog.

What about you? Are you a molasses person? Do you drizzle it over your pancakes or bread? Do you splash some in your smoothies? How about stirring some in your oatmeal? Yum-O! Get sticky in the comments. Do tell! 

Credits:

Blackstrap Molasses: WH Foods

Photo: Wikepedia