{"id":72933,"date":"2025-11-11T12:42:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T07:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=72933"},"modified":"2025-11-11T17:15:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T11:45:34","slug":"molasses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/molasses\/","title":{"rendered":"Molasses"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Molasses Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Central government has decided to allow export of 1.5 million tonnes (MT) of sugar for the 2025-26 and also remove 50 per cent export duty on molasses.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Molasses<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a byproduct which comes from <\/span><b>crushed sugar cane or sugar beets.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>dense, viscous liquid<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of dark brown tint, rich in sugars, and <\/span><b>containing a small percentage of water.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>contains more vitamins<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and minerals than other sweeteners but is <\/span><b>still high in sugar.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>different types of molasses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> vary in color, consistency, flavor, and sugar content.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Light molasses: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the syrup that results from <\/span><b>the first boiling of the sugar syrup.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has the lightest color and the sweetest taste. People commonly use it in baking.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Dark molasses:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It results from the <\/span><b>second boiling.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is thicker, darker, and less sweet.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Blackstrap molasses:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is the syrup that results from the third boiling. It is the thickest and darkest type of molasses and tends to <\/span><b>have a bitter taste.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Applications of Molasses<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is traditionally used in animal feed and for the production of <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-ethanol\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>ethanol<\/strong><\/a>, yeast, and lactic acid.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Molasses is also used in the <\/span><b>production of ethyl alcohol<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and as an additive in <\/span><b>livestock feed.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/economy\/foreign-trade\/govt-allows-1-5-mt-sugar-exports-for-2025-26-removes-molasses-duty\/articleshow\/125203078.cms?from=mdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>ET<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Molasses is a byproduct which comes from crushed sugar cane or sugar beets. 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