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MapleValley
12-16-2021, 02:06 PM
Many maple syrup nutritional panels state that there is 24 grams of sugar per 2 tablespoon (29.8 g) serving.
That sugar content seems to infer that a bottle of maple syrup would have a Brix of 80.5%? (24 grams is 80.5% of 29.8)

With Maple Syrup being 66 BRIX at 60 degrees F, Maple Syrup should theoretically have a sugar content of 17.91 grams per two tablespoon serving.
How can Brix be 66% and still have 24 grams of sugar (or 80.5%) in a 29.8 gram serving?

berkshires
12-16-2021, 04:31 PM
Many maple syrup nutritional panels state that there is 24 grams of sugar per 2 tablespoon (29.8 g) serving.
That sugar content seems to infer that a bottle of maple syrup would have a Brix of 80.5%? (24 grams is 80.5% of 29.8)

With Maple Syrup being 66 BRIX at 60 degrees F, Maple Syrup should theoretically have a sugar content of 17.91 grams per two tablespoon serving.
How can Brix be 66% and still have 24 grams of sugar (or 80.5%) in a 29.8 gram serving?

I've never seen a label that says 2 tablespoons of maple syrup is 29.8g. 2 tablespoons is 29.6 milliliters, not grams.

That said, if it did actually have 24g sugar per 2T, that would equal only 60% sugar. Most nutrition labels I see say 27g per 2 T. However I have seen an older labels that state: "27g carbohydrate" and "24g sugar". Exactly what that non-sugar carbohydrate is supposed to be, I don't know.

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