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Did you know?

  • Delicious 100% pure maple syrup contains healthy minerals such as potassium, magnesium, and calcium.
  • Maple syrup makes a perfect gift because it preserves its quality and flavor for many years.
  • The vast majority of health professionals agree that calcium, potassium, and magnesium play a key role in the nervous system, the muscular functions and also help maintain a balance in heart, kidney, and adrenal fluids.
  • Daily consumption of these three minerals can help prevent or treat the following health problems.
    Potassium: Fatigue, mental alertness, arrhythmia, and a breakdown in muscular coordination
    Calcium: Osteoporosis
    Magnesium: Effects of aging, chronic fatigue, muscle cramps, osteoporosis, stress, hypertension, and menopause
  • To add flavor to your recipes, you can replace refined white sugar with maple syrup or maple sugar as follows: 335 ml (1 1/3 cup) of maple syrup or 150 g (1 cup) of maple sugar for 225 g (1 cup) of white sugar. If you use maple syrup, reduce other liquids in the recipe by 85 ml (1/3 cup).