Why Insist on Organic Grade B Maple Syrup?

Because it’s good for you, It tastes good, and it’s organic.  Read on…

Maple syrup generally comes in 3 grades.  The darkest grade, also the grade produced latest in the season is grade b maple syrup. Experts agree that late season maple trees produce the thickest syrup with the highest concentrations of sugar and nutrients.  Combine this rich sap with organic syrup making techniques and you have a powerfully sweet yet nutritious liquid.

Many necessary nutrients are found in organic grade b maple syrup.  The list is long and includes manganeese, zinc, niacin, folic acid, and biotin among others.  These nutrients aide the body in essential functions such as metabolizing cholesterol and fatty acids, boosting the immune system, and preventing damage to blood vessels caused by oxidzed cholesterol.  (see a full profile)

Dark, grade b syrup also has a desirable carbohydrate or sugar profile with little fructose, in contrast with high-fructose corn syrup.  Corn syrup is a hidden, processed, unhealthy sugar hidden in many processed foods.  You can avoid fructose completely by insisting on the real stuff.

Producing maple syrup is very labor intensive task,  Even with modern equipment.  Some less scrupulous producers will resort to shortcuts to save costs.  Shortcuts like using paraformeldahyde tablets to prevent the tap in the tree from clogging up.  This poison can make its way into the finished product and can harm trees.

Less of a danger today but something to be aware of is the potential for the presence of lead.  Some pans and collector buckets have seams and joints with lead solder.  The risk issimilar to the risk caused by water pipes with lead solder.  An organic operation will take care to use lead-free pans, buckets, and other containers exclusively.

Unlike commercial pancake syrup found everywhere from grocery stores to restaurants, grade b maple syrup is organic, vegan, and generally produced using sustainable methods.  Yes, commercial syrup is much less expensive.  It also containts preservatives, high fructose corn syrup, bad carbohydrates and much lower concentrations of vitamins and minerals.  It  really isn’t a contest.

If there is a downside using real syrup it is price and availability.  But now, through the internet, it is possible to obtain real grade b maple syrup at very good prices.

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