Maple Syrup is made mainly of carbohydrate (sucrose). Its nutritional value is an energy one (50 cal / 15 ml). But there is a mineral part up to 1%. These mineral elements, often essential for growing, give to the Maple Syrup more if compared to ordinary sucrose. Here are some elements included in Maple Syrup.
WATER ......….….. 34.54% SOLIDS ........... 65.46%
This last part, as we said above, is mainly made of carbohydrate (sucrose and a little part of inverted sugar), and less than 1% of minerals and organic acids in the following proportions (Between brackets are the percentage of daily value for 50 ml of Maple Syrup):