It's easy to become overwhelmed by the number of maple syrup options available today. Here are the four different grades of real maple syrup, explained.

As for the different grades of syrup: Yes, they all taste different. The nature of maple sap—and the syrup made from it—changes throughout the season, starting out light and deepening in color ...

The label "Grade B" maple syrup is both inaccurate and misleading. Not too long ago, the classifications of maple syrup were an absolute mess -- with each U.S. state given free reign to create and ...

Grades of maple syrup . Once upon a time, maple syrup was categorized by three grades — fancy, A, and B. This grading system led to much confusion, as most people assumed "fancy" was the best ...

Maple syrup has long been a staple of North American breakfasts, especially across the northeastern U.S. and eastern Canada, ...

According to Wightman, the color is what determines the four different grades of maple syrup, from golden to very dark amber. The color depends on the types of sugars inside the syrup and the ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. All Maine maple syrup commercially sold is U.S. Grade A quality, as ...

“All the syrup is tested and has to meet exactly the same standards and it’s all the same level of quality, but the names Grade A and Grade B confuse people. 30 years ago everyone wanted Fancy ...

In maple country, it seems like everyone has a favorite syrup grade. Mine is U.S. Grade A dark amber. But soon, I’ll have to figure out how my favorite grade of the past jibes with a new system ...

Different grades of maple syrup from different sap runs sit on a window sill at the End ‘o’ Lane Maple sugar house in Jericho. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger.

“The American system call these Grade (A, B and C) whilst the Canadian system uses number (No.1, No.2 and No.3). The classification is based on the translucence of the maple syrup, which means ...

There are four different grades of maple syrup that describe the color and flavor of syrups. The first term is for the color and the second term describes the flavor intensity: Golden Delicate, Amber ...