Maple syrup: chemical analysis and nutritional profile, health impacts, safety and quality control, and food industry applications

A Saraiva, C Carrascosa, F Ramos, D Raheem… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Maple syrup is a delicacy prepared by boiling the sap taken from numerous Acer species,
primarily sugar maple trees. Compared to other natural sweeteners, maple syrup is believed …

The amber-colored liquid: A review on the color standards, methods of detection, issues and recommendations

MH Hasnul Hadi, PJ Ker, VA Thiviyanathan, SGH Tang… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
For most natural or naturally-derived liquid products, their color reflects on their quality and
occasionally affects customer preferences. To date, there are a few subjective and objective …

Innovative fermented beverages made with red rice, barley, and buckwheat

F Cardinali, A Osimani, V Milanović, C Garofalo… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
The increase in food intolerances, allergies, and food-based lifestyle choices has
dramatically increased the consumer demand for healthy foods characterized by pleasant …

Metabolomics reveals chemical changes in Acer saccharum sap over a maple syrup production season

EJ Garcia, T McDowell, C Ketola, M Jennings… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Maple syrup, made by boiling the sap of Acer saccharum, is an important agriculture
commodity in eastern Canada and New England. Although the collection season is …

Chemistry, processing, and functionality of maple food products: An updated comprehensive review

MF Ramadan, HA Gad, MA Farag - Journal of Food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Maple sap is a rich nutrient matrix collected from Acer trees to produce several food products
(ie, sap, water, extract, syrup, and sugar), of which syrup is the most famous in the food …

The Physicochemical Characterization and In Vitro Digestibility of Maple Sugar Sand and Downgraded Maple Syrups

G Decabooter, C Aspirault, M Filteau, I Fliss - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
The maple syrup industry generates substandard syrups and sugar sand as by-products,
which are underused. In this study, we conducted a comprehensive analysis of the …

A comparative physicochemical analysis of maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) syrup produced in North America with special emphasis on seasonal changes in Nova …

C Nimalaratne, J Blackburn, RR Lada - Journal of Food Composition and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Maple syrup is produced by concentrating the maple tree sap. The physicochemical profile
of maple syrup can be varied depending on the processing method, microbial …

Color index of transformer oil: A low-cost measurement approach using ultraviolet-blue laser

MH Hasnul Hadi, PJ Ker, HJ Lee, YS Leong… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
The color of transformer oil can be one of the first indicators determining the quality of the
transformer oil and the condition of the power transformer. The current method of …

Pasteurized and sterilized maple sap as functional beverages: Chemical composition and antioxidant activities

T Yuan, L Li, Y Zhang, NP Seeram - Journal of Functional Foods, 2013 - Elsevier
Maple sap has been consumed for centuries as a tonic by the indigenous peoples of eastern
North America but is primarily utilized in this region to produce maple syrup. The natural …

Biochemical composition of maple sap and relationships among constituents

L Lagacé, S Leclerc, C Charron, M Sadiki - Journal of Food Composition …, 2015 - Elsevier
Maple sap is a product of great economic value with a variable composition. Samples of
maple sap were collected at different periods of the 2007 and 2008 seasons in various …