Initially
the term molasses referred specifical
ly to
the final effluent obtained in the
preparat
ion
of sucrose by re
peated evapora
tion, crystalliza
tion and centrifu
gation of juices f
ro
m
sugar cane and from sugar beets.
Today, several types
of molasses are r
ecognized and in
general,
any
liquid feed ingredient that contains in excess of 43% suga
r
s is termed molasses. Literature
relating
to the early history,
production and processing of molasses is presented by
Madsen (1953)
and
Anonymous (1959) f
or sugar beets;
by Meade
and Chem (1977) and Anonymous (1970) for
sugar cane and by Hendrickson and Kesterson (1965) for citrus molasses.