{"id":400,"date":"2020-03-23T11:53:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T15:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livingmyveglife.com\/?p=400"},"modified":"2020-08-13T13:21:02","modified_gmt":"2020-08-13T17:21:02","slug":"is-maple-syrup-vegan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livingmyveglife.com\/is-maple-syrup-vegan\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Maple Syrup Vegan?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Is Maple Syrup Vegan?<\/h2>\n

If you’re searching for a natural sweetener substitute, you’ve probably had maple syrup<\/strong> recommended many times. Like many products we use in our everyday lives, you probably never thought of the source of this condiment before transitioning to a plant-based diet. Before pouring it on your pancakes or using it as a sugar substitute, you have to ask, Is Maple Syrup Vegan<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

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\u2705 Pure, organic maple syrup is vegan.<\/strong> But, always read the label to be sure there are no added ingredients.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What is Maple Syrup?<\/h3>\n

To learn if a product is vegan, you have to look to how it is made. Maple Syrup is made<\/a> by tapping maple trees. That is, a hole is drilled into a maple tree, and as the sap pours out, it is collected. Afterward, the sap is boiled until it thickens into a syrup.<\/p>\n

This is how pure maple syrup is made. But, during the manufacturing process, other animal products can be used to clarify the syrup, which may or may not be listed in the ingredients. But, organic maple syrup cannot be processed with animal products.<\/p>\n

Because the final product and production of organic, pure maple syrup do not involve any animals or animal byproducts, it is a vegan syrup<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

How to tell if Maple Syrup is Vegan<\/h3>\n

What makes Maple Syrup Vegan<\/strong> is that in its purest, unprocessed form, it does not include any animal byproducts. However, when a brand adds other ingredients to either add flavor, clarify, or reduce the price, the syrup may no longer be vegan friendly.<\/p>\n

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To be sure that you are using pure maple syrup, read the label and make sure it is the only ingredient listed and that it is either certified vegan or organic. If there are other ingredients listed on the label, you have to make sure that all of the added ingredients are vegan as well.<\/p>\n

Red Flags that your Maple Syrup is not Pure:<\/strong><\/p>\n