1 cup
928 kcal
320 g
Sauces, fats & condimentsmoderate variability
Molasses: calories and nutrition
Molasses has about 58 calories per 1 tablespoon in the cited USDA reference record. Use the portion controls and preparation factors below to interpret the estimate.
What this number means
A portion-aware estimate, not a promise
A 1 tablespoon weighing 20 grams has about 58 calories in the cited source record.
The source calls its underlying survey portion “Quantity not specified,” but it separately lists 1 tablespoon at the identical weight. We use the familiar household label here without changing the source calculation.
The listed household measures span roughly 58–928 calories across the listed portions. That range describes the source portions below; it is not a confidence interval and does not capture every recipe.
Calculated from the smallest and largest usable household measures listed by USDA for this exact FNDDS record; not a confidence interval.
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Move the slider to scale the source values. This is a mathematical comparison, not an analysis of your exact plate.
- Calories
- 58 kcal
- Protein
- 0 g
- Carbohydrate
- 14.9 g
- Total fat
- 0.02 g
Household measures
Compare listed portions
These values scale the source nutrition by gram weight. Rounding keeps the comparison readable.
1 tablespoon
58 kcal
20 g
At a glance
Nutrient highlights per source serving
The strongest supplied Daily Value signals, shown without extrapolating missing values.
Magnesium
48.4 mg≈ 12% Daily ValuePotassium
292 mg≈ 6% Daily ValueCarbohydrate
14.9 g≈ 5% Daily ValueNutrition facts
Compare the source serving with 100 grams
Values are rounded for readability. The source serving is 20 g.
| Nutrient | Amount | Approx. % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 58 kcal 290 kcal | — |
| Protein | 0 g 0 g | — |
| Carbohydrate | 14.9 g 74.7 g | 5% |
| Total fat | 0 g 0.1 g | — |
| Dietary fiber | 0 g 0 g | — |
| Sugars | 14.9 g 74.7 g | — |
| Sodium | 7.4 mg 37 mg | — |
| Saturated fat | 0 g 0 g | — |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0 g 0 g | — |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0 g 0.1 g | — |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg 0 mg | — |
| Potassium | 292 mg 1,460 mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 41 mg 205 mg | — |
| Iron | 0.9 mg 4.7 mg | — |
| Magnesium | 48.4 mg 242 mg | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg 0 mg | — |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg 0 µg | — |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg 0 µg | — |
| Caffeine | 0 mg 0 mg | — |
| Alcohol | 0 g 0 g | — |
| Water | 4.4 g 21.9 g | — |
Daily Values appear only when they are supplied by the reviewed data record. Individual needs differ.
Inside the source record
Source formulation behind this USDA record
USDA links this survey-food entry to one source input used to calculate the reference nutrition. Publishing those inputs makes the record easier to inspect and helps explain why two similarly named foods can have different values.
How to read this
A single-source formulation
Molasses is the only listed source input for this record. That does not mean every real-world version is identical; brands, preparation, water content, and portion weight can still differ.
100 g total listed input weight across the formulation.
| # | USDA input | Listed amount | Input weight | Share of listed input weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MolassesUSDA ingredient 19304 · encyclopedia page available | 100 GM | 100 g | 100% |
Exact-record context
What makes this USDA record distinct?
FoodData Central can publish several records with similar names but different source identities, formulations, portions, or nutrient values. This check uses exact records from the same USDA survey-food category and compares nutrients per 100 grams so serving size does not create the difference.
No forced match
This record does not have a sufficiently close direct comparator in the published corpus.
Feast only makes a two-record comparison when another entry shares this exact USDA category and either a meaningful description term or an exact source-input code. A broad category neighbor can look relevant while representing a very different food, so this page intentionally stops short of presenting one as a close match.
This profile remains traceable to FDC 2710283 and the exact USDA description “Molasses.” Inspect the source record ↗
What changes the estimate most?
This is a standardized USDA survey-food profile, not a measurement of every preparation. Actual nutrition can change with amount used, recipe or brand, concentration, oil, sugar, and salt formulation.
Food estimates can be sensitive to portion weight, preparation, ingredient ratios, and additions that are difficult to judge from appearance alone.
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amount used
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recipe or brand
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concentration
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oil, sugar, and salt formulation
How we estimated this
Traceable back to the source record
This profile uses FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS). It reports the source serving, calculates the 100-gram comparison from the same record, and scales household portions by their listed gram weights.
About the serving label: USDA describes the underlying survey portion as “Quantity not specified.” A separately listed 1 tablespoon has the same gram weight, so the familiar label can be shown without changing the calculation.
Data cycle: 2021–2023, published 2024-10-31
FoodData Central ID: 2710283
FNDDS food code: 91303000
It does not reconstruct every possible recipe or infer your plate’s weight. Preparation and recipe differences belong in the uncertainty explanation, not hidden decimal places.
Source release 2024-10-31. Read the full nutrition methodology.