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11 Facts You Didn’t Know About Maple Syrup

2022-02-27 11,531 Dailymotion

1. Canada produces 80 percent of the world’s maple syrup supply.<br />2. In Canada, syrup is broken down into four hue-related categories: extra light (AA), light (A),medium (B), #2 amber (C) and #3 dark (d).<br />3. The United States' system of syrup categories consists only of a lighter grade a syrup and a darker grade b syrup.<br />4. There’s an organization dedicated to maple syrup called the International Maple Syrup Institute. It was founded in 1975.<br />5. Commercial brand syrups are created with inexpensive ingredients such as high fructose corn syrup, cellulose gum and caramel coloring.<br />6. Roughly 40 gallons of sap are required to make 1 gallon of real maple syrup.<br />7. Most syrup-yielding trees only supply 5 to 15 gallons of sap per season.<br />8. In Hadong, Korea, locals have commonly been known to consume over five gallons of maple sap in one sitting.<br />9. Rather than use the traditional taps and buckets method, most North American operations use a system of tubing and vacuums.<br />10. Alfred University, located in western New York, offers an official maple production course.

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