Sweet Flavor
Molasses
About This Entry
Molasses is a canonical baking, gingerbread, and braise depth syrup ingredient in global cookery — its sweetness character, texture, and pairing behavior pair with dessert wines, sparkling styles, and spice-friendly reds when used as a primary sweetener.
Wine Pairing Explanation
Primary wine styles
Alternative wine styles
Common Culinary Uses
- blackstrap molasses
- cinnamon
- rice
- treacle
At a Glance
Group
Syrups
Classification
Sweet Flavors
Usage intensity
primary
Scientific name
Saccharum officinarum
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Molasses
- Classification
- Sweet Flavors
- Group
- Syrups
- Scientific name
- Saccharum officinarum
Taxonomy
- Usage intensity
- primary