One tablespoon of blackstrap molasses contains 20% of the iron you need each day. Anemia — a condition that results in a lack of healthy red blood cells — is often caused by iron deficiency.

Blackstrap molasses is a good source of calcium, which may support bone health and reduce the risk of osteoporosis. 6. May boost hair health.

Molasses is a good source of iron, selenium, and copper, all of which help maintain healthy bones. ... Blackstrap molasses has a lead warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

Blackstrap molasses is what is left of boiled sugarcane at the end of the sugar extraction process. “It's a thick, dark brown ...

Nutrition note: Unlike refined sugar, molasses contains some vitamins and minerals. One tablespoon contains almost 60 calories with 15 grams of sugar.

Do NOT apply blackstrap molasses to hemorrhoids. We shudder to think how messy that would be. We first heard about swallowing a teaspoon of blackstrap molasses for hemorrhoids three years ago.

Dear Heloise: Is blackstrap molasses the same as regular molasses? -- Carolyn A., Pine Hill, New Jersey. Carolyn, no, it's not. Molasses comes from the juice of sugar cane or sugar beets.