This thick syrup made by boiling grape must is rich in energy. It contains vitamins A and C, B-complex vitamins, and minerals such as potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, manganese, iron, and calcium. It contains no preservatives, colorants, or sugar. It concentrates most of the grape's therapeutic components and is usually used:

• in cooking for marinades, particularly with vinegar in sweet and sour sauces and with balsamic in salads
• in pastry making as a sweetener in drinks, yogurt, grape must cookies, and particularly as a syrup in homemade pancakes