As its name implies, maple syrup is syrup made from the extracted sap of maple trees. "Maple trees store starch before winter which is converted to sugar that rises in the sap," explains Lisa ...

Researchers have created a maple syrup extract that enhances the effectiveness of commonly used antibiotics, according to a new study presented at the National Meeting & Exposition of the American ...

Because the extracted sap is about 98% water, it needs to be boiled for the water to be removed, which leaves the remaining concentration of sugar to become maple syrup.

The difference between maple syrup and sucrose solution is the natural presence of 1% of bioactive compounds in maple syrup, known as phenolic-enriched maple-syrup extract —MSX— studied by Dr ...