| Vol.
I, No. 6 | Sugaring
/ Spring Equinox | Mar.
16th, 2001 |
Health
& Medicine
Vital Signs
Sugaring
Special: A Maple Page
Health Facts About Maple Syrup . Health
Facts About Maple Syrup These days, health-conscious folks
tend to steer clear of sugars. But the fact is, our bodies need sugars as
much as other types of caloric intake. The real question, then, is not
whether to indulge in sweet foods, but what kind and what amount. ... In
that light, we thought we'd devote this month's Vital Signs to some simple facts
about maple syrup. ... A
Few Health Facts About Maple Syrup | | Calories
per tablespoon | 40 | | Pantothenic
Acid [B5]: Percentage DRI of Vitamin B5 per ounce | 354% | | Riboflavin
[B2]: Percentage DRI of Vitamin B2 per ounce | 150% | | Manganese:
Percentage AI* of manganese per ounce | 160% | | Niacin:
Percentage DRI* of Niacin per ounce | 55% | | Calcium:
Percentage DRI of calcium per ounce | 3.7% | | Magnesium:
Percentage DRI of magnesium per ounce | 1.5% | | Phosphorous:
Percentage DRI of phosphorous per ounce | 0.5% | | Maple
Syrup also contains trace amounts of
Primary Amines, Folic Acid, Pyridoxie (B6), Biotin, and Vitamin A.
It may also contain trace amounts or more of Iron, Zinc, and Copper, as
well. | | See
"Notes," below for more information. |
*NOTES:
RDA,
the "Recommended Dietary Allowance" which appeared on packaging for
years, was replaced in 1997 by the DRI, "Dietary Reference
Intakes." The figures used are from "Dietary
Reference Intakes: Recommended levels for individual intake," Food and
Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences.
1998. Where no specific need for an element has been established, but
current thought holds that it ought to be included in a regular diet, an
Adequate Intake [AI] figure is used instead.
.
DRI's
differ according to age, gender, lactation, etc. The DRI's used were for
adult men & women. Where there were differing RDA's for men vs. women,
an average of the two was taken. Please consult the original document
{linked above} for the specifics for age & gender.
.
The
figures for maple syrup content were taken from "Nutritional Value of Pure
Maple Syrup," by M. F. Morselli. Where variable amounts of
ingredients were listed for maple syrup, only those ingredients certain to be
present were used, and, here, too, an average was taken between the high and low
figures. SOURCES:
Morselli, M.F. 1975.
Nutritional Value of Pure Maple Syrup. Maple Syrup Digest 14(2): 12.
"Dietary
Reference Intakes: Recommended levels for individual intake," Food and
Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences. 1998. . *******
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