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Maple Syrup Nutritional Facts

Maple Syrup Nutritional Label, 1oz or 28grams of maple syrup

Pros: Very low in cholesterol, saturated fat, and sodium. A good source of minerals including zinc, manganese, calcium, potassium, and iron (see below)

Cons: Nearly all of the calories are from sugar, mostly sucrose

Source: Nutrient data was provided by USDA SR-21

Maple Syrup is 100% Natural

Real maple syrup is a completely natural food product that is creating by the boiling and concentrating of maple sap. Maple sap is a clear, sticky liquid that provides maple trees with water and nutrients prior to the tree buds and leaves opening in the springtime. In the boiling of the maple sap, concentrating it down to the syrup, and filtering processes, all the nutrients remain in the finished maple syrup. Of course there are some numerical differences in the nutritive composition of maple syrup due to variation in trees size and the difference in environmental conditions.

Sugars in Maple Syrup

Sugars are an important source of energy. Sucrose is the primary sugar in pure Maple syrup. (NOT fructose like in corn syrup) The darker grades of syrup, like Grade B maple syrup, also contain small amounts of fructose and glucose. That is, the sugar balance is somewhat more balanced. From most sweet to least sweet is fructose, then sucrose, and finally glucose.

Vitamins & Minerals

Minerals have specific and nonspecific nutritional functions in the body's metabolism. In pure filtered maple syrup the main minerals present are calcium, potassium, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, and iron.

Vitamins are essential to maintaining health and most of them cannot be manufactured by the body so they must be ingested either through food or taken separately. Pure maple syrup contains trace amounts of vitamins, including:

B2 (Riboflavin) - critical in the metabolism of energy including fats
B5 (Pantothenic Acid) - critial in the metabolism and synthesis of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats
B6 (Pyridoxine) - critical for cardiovascular health
PP (Niacin, B1) - involved in DNA repair
Folic Acid - essential to many bodily functions
Biotin - may be helpful in maintaining a stable blood sugar level and for strengthening hair and nails

Proteins

Amino Acids are the building blocks of the proteins. In pure maple syrup many amino acids are present in trace amounts.

Per 100g (about 7 tablespoons)

The table below contains more detailed nutritional information including sugar contents and minerals. Notice how nicely balanced the sugars are in maple syrup and the minerals it provides.

Nutrient	Units	Value per 100 grams	Number of Data Points	Std. Error
Proximates
Water	g	32.11	7	0.429
Energy	kcal	261	0
Energy	kJ	1093	0
Protein	g	0.00	3	0.010
Total lipid (fat)	g	0.20	3	0.116
Ash	g	0.60	3	0.019
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	67.09	0
Fiber, total dietary	g	0.0	2
Sugars, total	g	59.52	0
Sucrose	g	56.28	9	1.650
Glucose (dextrose)	g	2.37	9	0.591
Fructose	g	0.88	9	0.190
Minerals
Calcium, Ca	mg	67	10	3.466
Iron, Fe	mg	1.20	1
Magnesium, Mg	mg	14	11	2.204
Phosphorus, P	mg	2	3	0.929
Potassium, K	mg	204	10	12.020
Sodium, Na	mg	9	13	3.455
Zinc, Zn	mg	4.16	10	0.700
Copper, Cu	mg	0.074	10	0.015
Manganese, Mn	mg	3.298	10	0.974
Selenium, Se	mcg	0.6	0
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	0.0	2
Thiamin	mg	0.006	3	0.001
Riboflavin	mg	0.010	3	0.004
Niacin	mg	0.030	3	0.000
Pantothenic acid	mg	0.036	3	0.003
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.002	3	0.002
Folate, total	mcg	0	3	0.167
Folic acid	mcg	0	0
Folate, food	mcg	0	3	0.167
Folate, DFE	mcg_DFE	0	0
Choline, total	mg	1.6	0
Vitamin B-12	mcg	0.00	1
Vitamin B-12, added	mcg	0.00	0
Vitamin A, RAE	mcg_RAE	0	0
Retinol	mcg	0	0
Carotene, beta	mcg	0	0
Carotene, alpha	mcg	0	0
Cryptoxanthin, beta	mcg	0	0
Vitamin A, IU	IU	0	2
Lycopene	mcg	0	0
Lutein + zeaxanthin	mcg	0	0
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	0.00	0
Vitamin E, added	mg	0.00	0
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	mcg	0.0	0
Vitamin D	IU	0	0
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	mcg	0.0	0
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated	g	0.036	0
4:0	g	0.000	0
6:0	g	0.000	0
8:0	g	0.000	0
10:0	g	0.000	0
12:0	g	0.000	0
14:0	g	0.000	0
16:0	g	0.036	0
18:0	g	0.004	0
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	g	0.064	0
16:1 undifferentiated	g	0.000	0
18:1 undifferentiated	g	0.064	0
20:1	g	0.000	0
22:1 undifferentiated	g	0.000	0
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	g	0.100	0
18:2 undifferentiated	g	0.100	0
18:3 undifferentiated	g	0.000	0
18:4	g	0.000	0
20:4 undifferentiated	g	0.000	0
20:5 n-3 (EPA)	g	0.000	0
22:5 n-3 (DPA)	g	0.000	0
22:6 n-3 (DHA)	g	0.000	0
Cholesterol	mg	0	2
Other
Alcohol, ethyl	g	0.0	0
Caffeine	mg	0	0
Theobromine	mg	0	0