Hi,
Can anyone do me a favor? I am worried about my grandpa's health!
My diabetic grandpa has been just so into molasses recently, while he insists they are diabetes-friendly.
And after I read some papers on them, I really can't make a good argument to dissuade him from that sugar. Said blackstrap molasses has a moderate glycemic load of 55. This makes it a good sugar substitute for diabetics and individuals who are seeking to avoid blood sugar spikes. Moreover, one serving of blackstrap contains no fat and only 32 calories, making it suitable for a diet.
Thinking if that's true, I would buy some more for him, considering the molasses on crazysales is at a favorable price:
https://www.crazysales.com.au/online-streamland-blackstrap-m…
It's sugar.
The glycemic load is lower than refined sugars, but it's still sugar. If you substituted these molasses in place of an equivalent amount of refined sugar it may have a very small benefit, but they sure as hell aren't "diabetes-friendly". This is exactly the stuff diabetics should not touch with a 10-foot pole.