article · CyTA - Journal of Food
Molasses serves as a multifunctional byproduct derived from sugar and citrus fruit processing. It finds broad utility across industrial, agricultural, and culinary sectors, supporting beverage manufacturing, acetic acid synthesis, baker's yeast cultivation, animal feed preparation, and soil fertilisation. In agriculture, beet molasses improves biological activity in soil and aids plant nutrient uptake, while also serving as an ingredient in bakery and confectionery goods. From a nutritional perspective, sugarcane molasses contains around 0.7 percent iron by weight and supports glucose regulation by lowering peak and overall glucose concentrations and stimulating insulin, amylin, and gastric inhibitory polypeptide release. However, utilisation also carries risks, including greenhouse gas emissions and animal disorders such as molasses toxicity, urea toxicity, and bloat.
Understanding the broad benefits and specific hazards of molasses helps agricultural, food, and manufacturing sectors make better use of processing byproducts. It demonstrates how industrial waste can offer nutritional benefits and soil enhancement, while highlighting critical animal health and environmental trade-offs that managers must monitor.
The findings outline existing and potential applications for animal feed manufacturers, food processors, and agricultural producers seeking soil additives. Because the abstract documents established uses in fermentation, baking, and fertilisation alongside nutritional and veterinary impacts, the applications represent applied and near-market practices, though addressing related greenhouse gas emissions and animal toxicities remains a key consideration for commercial users.
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Molasses is a valuable byproduct in the sugar and citrus fruit processing industries. This versatile substance used in various sectors, including beverage production, acetic acid synthesis, baker’s yeast cultivation, formulation of animal feed components, and even as a fertilizer. Beet molasses is used for creation of diverse bakery and confectionery products. In agriculture, beet sugar molasses is employed to enhance nutrient uptake efficiency and stimulate soil biological activity. Molasses also contributes to human health. Sugarcane molasses serves as a source of iron, containing approximately 0.7% iron by weight. Studies have indicated that molasses can have positive effects on glucose regulation, reducing both the peak and total levels of glucose, enhancing the secretion of insulin, amylin, and gastric inhibitory polypeptide after oral intake. Despite its widespread usage, molasses had its own drawbacks like it causes diseases (molasses toxicity, urea toxicity, and bloat) and increased greenhouse gas emissions.
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DOI: 10.1080/19476337.2024.2321984
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