Is there fructose in maple syrup?

The sugars in maple syrup are primarily in the form of the sucrose, with some glucose and fructose. In honey, the sugars are primarily in the form of fructose and glucose with some sucrose. Sucrose is a complex sugar that breaks down into the simple sugars fructose and glucose. read more

Regular table sugar or sucrose is 50% fructose, so if maple syrup is about 99% sucrose, then it is about 50% fructose. See Sugar, the bitter truth, on youtube. Fructose in food and drinks is processed into fat. read more

There are several different "grades" of maple syrup, depending on the color. The exact way they are classified can vary between countries. In the United States, maple syrup is either classified as grade A or grade B . read more