Brown sugar is darker in colour and stickier in texture and has a definite caramel taste. It is a soft, lumpy product which is richer in molasses when compared to raw sugar Molasses contains 46 percent dissolved sucrose and other sugars, 3 percent protein, small amounts of minerals like calcium, phosphorous, magnesium and sulphur, trace elements such as copper, iron, manganese and zinc and B-vitamins Even good sugars should be consumed within healthy limits