Types of Molasses

Compared to true molasses (left), blackstrap is also denser. In the photo above, each ramekin contains three ounces (85 grams); the molasses occupies a volume of about half a cup, while the blackstrap falls a few tablespoons shy.

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Sulphured and Unsulphured Molasses Molasses made from young sugar cane is called sulphured molasses because of the sulfur dioxide that is added to keep the raw cane fresh until it is processed and to preserve the molasses byproducts produced from it.