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At Southernmost Maple we hang 1,000 sap buckets on the trees which are gathered by hand daily. The amount collected depends on the weather. Freezing and thawing actually increases the sap production. It takes 40 gallons of boiled down sap to make one gallon of pure maple syrup. Maple Syrup has about the same 50 calories a tablespoon as white cane sugar, but also contains significant amounts of potassium (35 mg/Tbsp) small amounts of iron and phosphorus, and trace amounts of B-vitamins. Its sodium content is a low 2 mg/tbsp.
Southernmost Maple, Bolar, VA