Maple Syrup Facts | Maple Producers of NE Ohio

How Much Sap Does It Take?

It takes approximately 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of maple syrup! The sap that comes out of the maple tree is made up of water and sugar. The sugar is much lower than the water. When the syrup producers boil, they are boiling the water out of the sap and leaving the sweet maple sugar!

Maple Syrup Is Healthy For You!

Pure maple syrup is high in antioxidants! It's also full of minerals like riboflavin, zinc, magnesium, calcium and potassium. Only 52 calories per tablespoon!

Are the maple trees hurt by tapping them?

No, while there is a small hole where spile is inserted; the trees are resilient and heal very quickly. Many producers use the same trees for decades!

Why does the sap flow out of the tree?

Through the year, maples convert starch into sugar. The sugar mixes with water absorbed by the tree roots.

Cold nights make the tree suck the sap upwards. The warmth in the day lets the tree release the sap - the sap flows down and comes out of the tap.

Maple Grades

Maple syrup

has 4 different grades. Try them all to see what you like the best!

Golden Maple Syrup with a Delicate Taste

Pure maple syrup in this class has a light to more pronounced golden color and a delicate or mild taste. It is the product of choice if you prefer a lighter colored maple syrup with a delicate or mild taste.

Amber Maple Syrup with a Rich Taste

Pure maple syrup in this class has a light amber color and a rich or full-bodied taste. It is the product of choice for prefer sweet rich flavor.

Dark Maple Syrup with Robust Taste Color

Pure maple syrup in this class has a dark color and a more robust or stronger taste than syrup in lighter color classes. Hearty robust flavor.

Very Dark Maple Syrup with a Strong Taste Color . Maple syrup in this class has a very strong taste. It is generally recommended for cooking purposes but some may prefer it for table use.

There are many different kinds of trees in the forest, but the sweetest tree is the sugar maple. The sap from this tree is used to make pure maple syrup. Sugar maple trees are unique to North America and grow naturally only in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada.

The traditional season to make maple syrup in NE Ohio extends from early February until late March. This is called “the sugaring season”. Freezing nights and warm, sunny days are necessary for the maple tree to yield sap, a colorless liquid with a light, sweet taste (2%-4% sugar). Maple syrup producers, also referred to as sugarmakers, collect this maple sap, and through boiling, the maple taste and amber color are formed

100% pure NE Ohio Maple Syrup is the finest, most wholesome maple syrup there is!