20 Interesting Facts about Maple Syrup
- It takes over 40 gallons of sap to make just one gallon of Maple Syrup.
- Maple Syrup can be boiled further to make Maple Sugar, Maple Cream and Maple Sweets
- One gallon of Maple Syrup weights 11 pounds.
- Maple Syrup contains 66% sugar compared to its natural state Sap, which contains only 2.5% sugar.
- A Maple tree can only have the maximum of 4 taps in its trunk at any one time.
- The Tapping season lasts between 6-10 weeks.
- Canada is the highest producer of Maple Syrup, making more then 18.5 million litres in 2008.
- In March 2009, prices of Maple Syrup soared to a record price of $10.00 Canadian per can, due to poor harvesting the year before.
- Maple Syrup can be frozen and stored forever.
- There nine festivals held every year in Canada, dedicated to Maple Syrup.
- High volumes of sap flows are called “Runs”.
- Maple Syrup and White Cane Sugar have the same amount of calories per tablespoon.
- They say the darker the colour of Maple Syrup, the stronger the flavour is.
- Maple Syrup is America’s oldest cultivated crop.
- Beyonce made Maple Syrup even more famous, when it was reported she lost 22lb in 10 days by drinking syrup with hot water as part of her daily diet.
- The favourite way of eating Maple Syrup is with pancakes.
- The only other naturally produced sweet food similar to Maple Syrup is Honey.
- Maple Syrup contains more calcium then milk and more potassium then milk.
- The sap of the Maple Trees is clear in colour.
- The best times for Sap flow for making Maple Syrup is when it is frosty at night and over 40 degrees during the day.
