With real Maple Syrup being fairly expensive (at least in Australia it
is), can someone tell me how "natural maple flavour" is made? This
flavouring essence is available reasonably cheaply, yet if it is made
from maple syrup, I would expect it to be more costly. Does it really
come from maple syrup, or from some other natural ingredient that has
maple flavour?

Janet in Aus

wrote:

> With real Maple Syrup being fairly expensive (at least in Australia it
> is), can someone tell me how "natural maple flavour" is made? This
> flavouring essence is available reasonably cheaply, yet if it is made
> from maple syrup, I would expect it to be more costly. Does it really
> come from maple syrup, or from some other natural ingredient that has
> maple flavour?

Check the ingredients on the side of the bottle. There are some maple
flavoured syrups sold here. They have an interesting flavour, but there is
a world of difference between that and real syrup.
FWIW, around here the price of maple syrup depends a lot on the size of
the container. The smaller the container, the more it costs per unit
volume, and not just a little. I have seen miniature bottles selling for
$5, and for three times that price I can buy a whole litre of the stuff.

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> With real Maple Syrup being fairly expensive (at least in Australia it
> is), can someone tell me how "natural maple flavour" is made? This
> flavouring essence is available reasonably cheaply, yet if it is made
> from maple syrup, I would expect it to be more costly. Does it really
> come from maple syrup, or from some other natural ingredient that has
> maple flavour?
>
> Janet in Aus

It is not from the syrup. Maple syrup can be boiled down to make maple
sugar. It would still be a light flavor, unlike the flavor concentrates you
can buy.

I don't know the process, but flavorings can be extracted from the tree
using alcohol or other agents. Just like soaking a vanilla bean in alcohol
you can make a large quantity of the extract.
--
Ed
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On 14 May 2005 wrote:

> With real Maple Syrup being fairly expensive (at least in Australia it
> is), can someone tell me how "natural maple flavour" is made? This
> flavouring essence is available reasonably cheaply, yet if it is made
> from maple syrup, I would expect it to be more costly. Does it really
> come from maple syrup, or from some other natural ingredient that has
> maple flavour?
>
> Janet in Aus

Making maple syrup is a fairly complicated process from a base product in
limited supply. It's expensive in the US, too.

I don't know exactly how flavorings are made, but some are made from oils,
which only take a scant few drops. Some are mad from the least quality of
the item (doesn't hurt the flavor). Some are made from "scraps" of the
item that would otherwise be thrown away (hamburger meat, for example of
"made from scraps").
Most of the flavorings that I have used are like vanilla. Vanilla is
cheaper than buying beans. And, generally the bottles that I have had have
been filled with alcohol (or something as a stablizer), Again like
vanilla. It smells like vanilla, but it tastes like s**t because the
vanilla flavor has been infused in the "binder".

Elaine, too

On Sun, 15 May 2005 02:49:00 -0500, Elaine Parrish >
wrote:

>
>
>
>On 14 May 2005 wrote:
>
>> With real Maple Syrup being fairly expensive (at least in Australia it
>> is), can someone tell me how "natural maple flavour" is made? This
>> flavouring essence is available reasonably cheaply, yet if it is made
>> from maple syrup, I would expect it to be more costly. Does it really
>> come from maple syrup, or from some other natural ingredient that has
>> maple flavour?
>>
>> Janet in Aus
>
>Making maple syrup is a fairly complicated process from a base product in
>limited supply. It's expensive in the US, too.
>
>I don't know exactly how flavorings are made, but some are made from oils,
>which only take a scant few drops. Some are mad from the least quality of
>the item (doesn't hurt the flavor). Some are made from "scraps" of the
>item that would otherwise be thrown away (hamburger meat, for example of
>"made from scraps").
>Most of the flavorings that I have used are like vanilla. Vanilla is
>cheaper than buying beans. And, generally the bottles that I have had have
>been filled with alcohol (or something as a stablizer), Again like
>vanilla. It smells like vanilla, but it tastes like s**t because the
>vanilla flavor has been infused in the "binder".
>
>Elaine, too

Late response here. One source for "natural maple flavor" is
fenugreek, I've read.


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