Post by Talia on Nov 15, 2011 16:07:42 GMT -5
Molasses is a byproduct of the sugar industry and is surprisingly healthy. Just one tablespoon has:
20% of your daily potassium
15% of your daily iron
10% of your daily calcium
10% of your daily B6
8% of your daily magnesium
Molasses is usually overlooked or forgotten, but if you can handle the taste I think it's a pretty essential part of a vegan diet. I have one tablespoon ever day. If you have it shortly before or after eating something high in vitamin C (like orange juice!) you absorb even more iron.
The numbers might be a bit lower depending on the molasses you buy, or what you as a person need, but it's still pretty surprising even if they change a little.
I take blackstrap molasses which tastes the strongest, but baking molasses and other types which don't taste as strong usually have the same nutritional content. =)
20% of your daily potassium
15% of your daily iron
10% of your daily calcium
10% of your daily B6
8% of your daily magnesium
Molasses is usually overlooked or forgotten, but if you can handle the taste I think it's a pretty essential part of a vegan diet. I have one tablespoon ever day. If you have it shortly before or after eating something high in vitamin C (like orange juice!) you absorb even more iron.
The numbers might be a bit lower depending on the molasses you buy, or what you as a person need, but it's still pretty surprising even if they change a little.
I take blackstrap molasses which tastes the strongest, but baking molasses and other types which don't taste as strong usually have the same nutritional content. =)
