Maple syrup

Maple syrup is not a marker of ultra-processing. It is one of the markers Open Food Facts uses to classify a food as processed (NOVA group 3).

What it is and why it counts

An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

Culinary ingredients

These are group 2 ingredients, the kind a cook adds to whole foods. On their own they make a food processed (group 3), not ultra-processed.

Where it turns up

Maple syrup appears in 148 of the 40,000 products on this site (0%).

Products containing maple syrup

Showing the 60 most popular of 148.

How the NOVA classification works