Molasses has become popular these days as they are rich in potassium which aids your body’s production of sodium-potassium pump enzymes which help maintain your heart health and lower blood pressure level among other things  Molasses contains natural sugar called sucrose (50% sucrose). Sucrose consists mainly of glucose molecules (100%) which is easily digested by our bodies while also containing smaller amounts of fructose (20%), lactose (10%), maltose (10%)and glucose polymers (2%).