Maple Syrup, Good For You??? Did You Know?

Did you know that maple syrup, as an excellent source of manganese and a good source of zinc, which can be sweet for your health?

Maple Syrup Contains Manganese
The trace mineral manganese is an essential cofactor in a number of enzymes important in energy production and antioxidant defenses. The key oxidative enzyme superoxide dismutase disarms free radicals produced within the mitochondria (the energy production factories within our cells), requires manganese. One ounce of maple syrup supplies 22.0% of the daily value for this very important trace mineral that benefits our health.
Maple Syrup Is Sweet On Your Heart
Maple syrup is a good sweetener to use if you are trying to benefit the health of your heart. The zinc supplied by maple syrup, in addition to acting as an antioxidant, has other functions that can decrease the progression of atherosclerosis. Zinc is needed for the proper function of endothelial cells and helps to prevent the endothelial damage caused by oxidized LDL cholesterol and other oxidized fats. (The endothelium is the inner lining of blood vessels.) Endothelial membranes low in zinc are much more prone to injury. Additionally, studies have found that in adults deficient in manganese, the other trace mineral amply supplied in maple syrup, the level of HDL (the "good" cholesterol) is decreased.
Maple Syrup Benefits Your Immune Systems
Zinc and manganese are important allies in the immune system. Many types of immune cells appear to depend upon zinc for optimal function. Particularly in children. Researchers have studied the effects of zinc deficiency (and zinc supplementation) on their immune response and their number of white blood cells, including specific studies on T lymphocytes, macrophages, and B cells (all types of white blood cells important for immune defenses). In these studies, zinc deficiency has been shown to compromise numbers of white blood cell and immune response, while zinc supplementation has been shown to restore conditions to normal. In addition to the role played by zinc, the manganese in maple syrup is important since, as a component of the antioxidant SOD, it helps lessen inflammation, thus supporting healing. In addition, manganese may also act as an immunostimulant.
Men Benefit From Maple Syrup
Maple syrup may help to support reproductive health and provides special benefits for men. Zinc is concentrated more highly in the prostate than in any other human tissue, and low levels of zinc in this gland relate to a higher risk for prostate cancer. In fact, zinc is a mineral used therapeutically by health care practitioners to help reduce prostate size. Manganese may also play a role in supporting mens health since, as a catalyst in the synthesis of fatty acids and cholesterol, it also participates in the production of sex hormones, thus helping to benefit reproductive health.
Maple syrup is not a commonly allergenic food and is not known to contain measurable amounts of goitrogens, oxalates, or purines.

Nutritional Profile of Maple Syrup

• Serving Size 1 tablespoon
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories 52
• Calories From Fat 0
• Calories 52.00 kcal
• Carbohydrates 13.44 g
• Calories from Carbohydrates 52.00 kcal
• % Calories from Carbohydrates 100.00 %
• Fat 0.04 g
• Calories from Fat 0.352 kcal
• % Calories from Fat 0.67 %
• Monounsaturated Fat 0.0128 g
• Polyunsaturated Fat 0.02 g
• Saturated Fat 0.0072 g
• Ash 0.12 g
• Calcium, Ca 13.4 mg
• Copper, Cu 0.0148 mg
• FA 16:0 Palmitic 0.0072 g
• FA 18:0 Stearic 0.0008 g
• FA 18:1 Oleic 0.0128 g
• FA 18:2 Linoleic 0.02 g
• Iron, Fe 0.24 mg
• Magnesium, Mg 2.8 mg
• Manganese, Mn 0.6596 mg
• Niacin 0.006 mg
• Pantothenic acid 0.0072 mg
• Phosphorus, P 0.4 mg
• Potassium, K 40.8 mg
• Riboflavin 0.002 mg
• Selenium, Se 0.12 mcg
• Sodium, Na 1.8 mg
• Sugars, total 12.74 g
• Thiamin 0.0012 mg
• Vitamin B-6 0.0004 mg
• Water 6.4 g
• Zinc, Zn 0.832 mg

 

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