Molasses, or black treacle (for human consumption; known as molasses otherwise), are a viscous product resulting from refining sugarcane or sugar beets into sugar. Molasses varies by the amount of sugar, method of extraction, and age of the plant. Sugarcane molasses is agreeable in taste and aroma and is primarily used for sweetening and flavoring foods in the US, Canada, and elsewhere, while sugar beet molasses is foul￾smelling and unpalatable. Hence, it is mainly used as an animal feed additive in Europe and Russia, where it is chiefly produced. For calculating the market size, the report includes the retail sales of molasses food and beverage as well as animal feed applications.