Tag: Grade a maple syrup

In a 2023 study published in *News-Medical.net*, research on animal models suggested that substituting refined sugar with maple syrup might offer some metabolic benefits. But beyond these preliminary findings, is Grade A maple syrup good for you, or is it just another sugar with a better marketing campaign?

Pure maple syrup contains primarily sucrose, which can make up over 90% of its total sugar content. This fact confirms that, yes, maple syrup does have sucrose in it, though its overall composition is more complex than simple table sugar due to the presence of other compounds.