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Maple syrup: the best alternative to sugar

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Sugar alternative

One of the best sugar substitutes

Maple syrup is an excellent alternative to traditional sweeteners: white sugar, brown sugar, and honey.

It has a significantly higher sweetening power and, for the same sweetness, provides fewer calories. All without colorings, additives, or processing that alters its flavor and nutritional value.

25 times sweeter

Glycemic index 54

100% natural, no additives

Qualities

Maple syrup beats sugar 5 to 0

Sweetening power, glycemic index, processing, nutritional content: when it comes to what matters, they don't compare.

25 times sweeter

Its sweetening power is significantly higher than that of sugar: much less is needed to achieve the same result.

Lower glycemic index

54, compared to 70 for white sugar and 87 for honey.

100% natural

No dyes, no additives. From tree to table after just one boiling.

Mineral salts, vitamins, antioxidants

Nutritional properties that refined sweeteners completely lack. There is also abscisic acid, a phytohormone that can help moderate blood sugar levels.

Aids digestion and metabolism

It aids digestion, boosts metabolism, and has an energizing and purifying effect.

Calories

Fewer calories for the same sweetness

The calories per 100 grams. And the real gap is even wider: by sweetening much more, less syrup is needed.

261 kcal

Maple Syrup, per 100g

395 kcal

Traditional sugar, per 100g

Daily dosage

Check how much sugar you consume

Sugars are a direct source of energy for muscles and the brain, but in recent decades, consumption has grown beyond recommended levels. The WHO recommends not exceeding 10% of daily calories: approximately 50g for women and 70g for men, depending on how active they are.

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In coffee and beverages

A maximum of one teaspoon of maple syrup is enough. Its sweetening power and aroma will make you not miss white sugar or artificial sweeteners.

In the kitchen

How to substitute sugar in recipes

In most recipes, white or brown sugar can be replaced with a smaller amount of maple syrup. Four simple steps and you're good to go.

75g instead of 100g

75 grams of maple syrup sweetens as much as 100 grams of refined sugar.

Liquids reduced by 30%

Reduce the other liquid ingredients in the recipe by about 30%.

Oven more than 25°C below

Lower the cooking temperature by 25 °C from the indicated temperature.

With honey and molasses, one to one

Instead of honey, molasses, and corn syrup, the ratio is 1:1: the dosage does not change.

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Not just syrup

There is also maple sugar

Made exclusively from 100% pure maple syrup, it has the same properties as syrup but a granular consistency, similar to that of traditional sugar.