Maple syrup is unrefined and retains nutrients like minerals, vitamins, and antioxidants that are not found in white sugar. Maple syrup has a lower glycemic index than white sugar, meaning it has less ...

Maple sugar season is underway in northern Ohio and the future of the sugar maple (acer saccharum) may be in question. Forest or sugar bush maple trees are the source of maple sugar sap used to ...

Maple syrup has a lower glycemic index than sugar, making it a better option for managing blood sugar levels. Maple syrup contains more nutrients, like manganese and riboflavin, than sugar. Both maple ...

While sugar makers are busy tapping, boiling and bottling syrup, Baystaters are also keeping busy — eating liquid gold, that is. So-much-so, that about 50,000 to 60,000 gallons of maple syrup are ...

Few things in nature are as sweet as real maple syrup, which is made from the sap of a maple tree. It takes about 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup. Does maple syrup go bad? Maple ...

Early spring is a magical time for maple sugar makers in the Northeast. After three months of cold temperatures, quiet mornings and early evenings, the awakening of the natural world is ever so ...