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Farm Facts: Maple Syrup

Carisa Ownby | Posted on

A drizzle of maple syrup makes waffles, pancakes, cinnamon rolls, ice cream and more so much sweeter. Learn how this sweet treat goes from sap to syrup with these farm facts.

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Sap is water with 2% sugar content. Syrup is about 70% sugar, so after harvest, the sap is boiled down to syrup.

Glass of maple syrup
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Sources: American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture, Indiana Maple Syrup Association

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