Question 1

are pancake syrups all the same from a nutritional standpoint? is there any benefit in 100% maple syrup?

Accepted Answer

Pancake syrup: Pancake syrups are essentially all the same. 100% maple syrup tastes better to many people. These are all pure sugar (carbohydrate), refined to different sweetnesses. The good thing is that there is no fat. But from a nutritional standpoint they are all essentially the same. "light" syrups have less sugar and fewer calories.

Question 2

are organic maple syrup & honey fattening? or are they healthy b/c they are natural sugars?

Accepted Answer

Fattening: Too much of a good thing is no good for anybody.

If you enjoy the food, don't get sick, and do not have diabetes I can't think of a reason you should change your habits.

Question 3

what are common nutritional benefits in honey?

Accepted Answer

Nutrition Honey: There are many nutritional & health benefits to honey. Honey is packed with b vitamins and minerals.  The health benefits include boosting immunity, soothing GI effects, antioxidant, throat soother, and anti-microbial.

Question 4

how can  the maple syrup diet work?

Accepted Answer

Low calories: This diet is potentially dangerous. It involves drinking nothing but sugared water for days on end. Of course you will lose weight, but that’s  limiting calories.
A tablespoon  of natural tree syrup contains just 26 calories. That means if you have six drinks a day (each containing the recommended 2 tablespoons of syrup), your daily intake is 468 calories and thats how you lose weight.

Question 5

what are the health benefits of maple syrup?

Accepted Answer

Poor : Maple syrup is made from extracted sap and boiled down so that the syrup has a high sugar content. The original sap is the nutritional stuff for the tree and the presence of the non caloric nutrients is probably low.

Question 6

i just ate waffles w/ new maple syrup i've never tried, & it was too sweet.i noticed it has 53g of sugars! we never eat that much sugar! will i be ok?

Accepted Answer

Yes, of course: Sugar is not poisonous. It is constant intake of it that does not do you any good.

Question 7

what's maple syrup urine disease?

Accepted Answer

A genetic disease: Infants with msud lack an enzyme to break down Amino Acids (proteins) in their diet, so the acids accumulate in their blood and tissues and become toxic, causing sweet-smelling urine, ear wax, etc-hence the name-but also brain damage. Each parent contributes one gene for this, so the parents are usually carriers.  It is very rare (1:180, 000 births) and screened for in the blood test after birth.

Question 8

does maple syrup have glucose or sucrose?

Accepted Answer

The majority: Of maple syrup is sucrose, but it's all treated the same by your body and has the same number of calories/gram. It's like eating sugar, because it is sugar.

Question 9

is there really a maple syrup urine disorder?

Accepted Answer

Yes: It is rare, but often diagnosed during the neonatal period with neonatal screening. This is blood work done when a newborn infant is about 24 hours old. Making an early diagnosis is very important because dietary management will protect the body and brain from damage and possible death.

Question 10

what does the limonade maple syrup and cauenne pepper do ?

Accepted Answer

I would think: It would make a pretty sweet, tangy, and peppery drink.

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I just ate waffles w/ new maple syrup i've never tried, & it was too sweet.i noticed it has 53g of sugars! we never eat that much sugar! will i be ok?

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What's maple syrup urine disease?

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What does the limonade maple syrup and cauenne pepper do ?

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