Sugar is the component for microbial life in your soil , it can be SOURCED from various products. Molasses is the preferred choice due to value and availability.
Blackstrap molasses is a slightly more refined molasses , but organic unsulphered is what you want. Some growers use honey , cane sugar , dark karo syrup , and such. Save your money and STAY AWAY from the bottled sweeteners , like bud candy , nectar and others. They ALL use molasses in their mixes anyways.
And that trich overnight result is pure bullshit .
Here's a mix to use every other watering.
1 tsp of unsulphered molasses in 1 gallon of PH water. Add Fish / Sea kelp fertilizer
( 5-1-1 ) or something similar to this NPK ( 1 tsp per gallon ).
Water your god damn plant. Watch her say thank you.