Fun Fact: Maple Syrup is a Superfood!

Oh how do we love Maple Syrup? Let us count the ways. It tastes amazing on pancakes, it's the best on vanilla ice cream, it's an awesome substitute for sugar in baking, and it's also a superfood! 

In 2011, Researchers identified compounds in maple syrup with similar anti-inflammatory or anti-oxidant properties as blueberries, green tea and other "superfoods." The researchers found that several of these compounds possess properties, which have been shown to fight cancer, diabetes and bacterial illnesses.

The findings were presented at an annual meeting of the American Chemical Society in Anaheim, California and were published in the Journal of Functional Foods.

So, the urge we have to drink Maple Syrup straight from the bottle is okay? Awesome! Okay, maybe not. 

Researchers say while it is a good substitute for refined sugars and high fructose corn syrup, they discourage anyone from going out and drinking gallons of it in hopes of extracting the benefits. Shucks!

But, Maple Syrup in moderation is good for you. Unlike refined sugar, which growing evidence shows is not good for you in any quantity. This proves what we knew all along - Maple Syrup is the best sweetener known to man!

If this doesn't make you toss your bottle of Aunt Jemima out the window, then we don't know what else to tell you.

published by http://news.discovery.com/human/maple-syrup-antioxidant-110402.htm