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When it comes to the sugar content, maple syrup contains less sugar than honey. A tablespoon of maple syrup contains 5 grams less sugar than honey. What’s more, most of the sugar content from honey is fructose whereas maple syrup mostly contains sucrose.
Maple syrup is a sugar with no fiber attached to it which means eating too much of it will cause swings in your blood sugar and insulin. This could lead to hunger, potential weight gain and other adverse health effects. So while it can be a decent substitute for sugar, I can’t yet recommend maple syrup to my patients as a “healthy choice.”
Maple syrup is about 2/3 sucrose, or table sugar — 1/3 cup (80 ml) supplies around 60 grams of sugar. Consumed in excess, sugar may be a leading cause of some of the world’s biggest health ...
Maple syrup is a syrup made from the sap of maple trees. In cold climates, these trees store starch in their trunks and roots before winter; the starch is then converted to sugar that rises in the sap in late winter and early spring.
Sugars: 50.2g. Protein: 0.03g. Carbs. Almost of the calories in maple syrup come from carbohydrates. There are 216 calories in a 1/4 cup serving and 55.6 grams of carbohydrate. Of those 55.6 grams, 50.2 are sugars. There is no fiber in maple syrup so there is a very small amount of starch.
Maple syrup gives you carbohydrates in the form of sugars without fiber. As a result, maple syrup can cause swings in blood sugar and insulin levels.
One tablespoon of maple syrup contains 52 calories, 13.4 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of fiber, and 12.1 grams of sugar, according to the USDA FoodData Central. Its protein and fat content is negligible, but it is a source of numerous vitamins and minerals.
It’s true that maple syrup is high in sugar in the form of sucrose, but it also contains various other components, such as oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, organic acids, amino acids, vitamins and minerals. It also contains zinc and manganese in fairly high amounts.
Pure maple syrup is 66% sugar — a bit less sweet than honey, which is naturally about 80% sugar. One tablespoon contains the following, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture: 52...
Artificially flavored maple syrup has no health benefits, but even pure maple syrup is worrisome because it contains a large amount of sugar. A single tablespoon of the stuff has about 12 grams...