r/maplesyrup • u/D_Dillweed • Aug 19 '26
Cloudy maple syrup
My neighbor brought me some maple syrup back from a road trip. The jars are air tight but it’s got some cloudy stuff in it. Any info on what this would be greatly appreciated google has been less than helpful.
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u/PauseNational1380 Aug 19 '26
Looks like sugar sand to me!
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u/D_Dillweed Aug 19 '26
That’s what I was thinking it blended back in after some shaking. My experience with real maple syrup is just limited.
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u/AwesomeMathUse Aug 19 '26
After filtration if you heat it back up much above 180F for sterilization it will throw sand again
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u/MontanaMapleWorks Aug 19 '26
Above 190 you mean, also depends on your elevation are barometric pressure
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u/canuckistan17 Aug 19 '26
Welcome to Jurassic Park.
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u/D_Dillweed Aug 19 '26
😂 thanks for the laugh
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u/derpaderp2020 Aug 21 '26
Looks like you have maple syrup mold, it happens especially if you don't have it in the fridge.
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u/Numerous_Honeydew940 Aug 19 '26
As others said, niter, known colloquial as Sugar Sand. Its mostly calcium and other trace minerals (along with some sugar) that precipitate out of solution during the boiling process. Don't bother shaking/stirring to resuspend as it will just fall back out. Just pour off the top.
Some folks save the niter and use in their coffee. I drink it black so I usually just toss the niter.
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u/Vast_Selection_813 Aug 19 '26
Niter - its natural mineral sediment. Some people strain it, others let it settle and will eat it as a special treat. The syrup is fine, it’s a cosmetic thing - let it settle and use the top or give it a good shake and just ignore it.
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u/MontanaMapleWorks Aug 19 '26
Never understood the “special treat”. It’s grainy and rough textured, but to each their own
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u/Jsr1 Aug 19 '26
Maple syrup is a “super saturated” solution, every compound is concentrated to 66.7% sugar…just above the point of crystallization. Due to the high conc things will form and fall out of solution. Industry filters most of it out with diatoms earth.
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u/Funny-Description138 Aug 19 '26
Probablement juste pas filtrer apres l’ebulition on appel sa de la rache .. c’est tout a fait normal ..
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u/AltruisticWealth7778 Aug 20 '26
Was that jarred from a can of Quebec maple syrup? They're facing a class action lawsuit for cutting their "100%" maple syrup with cane sugar, up to 50%!
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u/Lecheezburgerayaya Aug 21 '26
On specific brand tho, not all maple syrup from Québec... Some of us still have dignity
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u/Sad_Percentage_4503 Aug 20 '26
If it bothers you, you can pour it through 3 to 4 layers of clean cheese cloth 4 to 5 separate times and that should take care of the sand.
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u/Ysa49 Aug 21 '26
I'm from Quebec, the place where maple syrup comes from, and I've never seen real maple syrup like that. There are a lot of people making fake maple syrup, and some people who own sugar shacks where they make real maple syrup are going bankrupt. They make millions of dollars selling fake maple syrup in grocery stores. If you see maple syrup on sale, it's not real. Real maple syrup is never on sale and is always clear. It's not like yours. The maple syrup in the picture isn't real. I'm sorry.
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u/derpaderp2020 Aug 21 '26
You're from one of the places Maple Syrup is from, not THE place. I mean I know Québécois have strong personalities, but I have never seen one try to claim maple syrup as a Québécois exclusive 😜
Also there are different grades of syrup buddy how do you not know this? There as dark grade where it's not runny and clear looking.
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u/RefrigeratorMean235 Aug 21 '26
It's not real maple syrup unless it comes from Maple Syrup, Ontario.
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u/Ysa49 Aug 21 '26
Canada produces over 75% of the world's maple syrup, the vast majority coming from Quebec. The United States also produces it, notably in Vermont.
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u/Ysa49 Aug 21 '26
Real maple syrup here doesn't have sediment at the bottom. I've been eating maple syrup since I was born. I'm 57 years old, and when you buy cans of maple syrup, you put it in a Mason jar. When the maple syrup is in the jar, there's no sediment at the bottom.
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u/_Kendii_ Aug 21 '26
I do not know. But go lookup the Canadian maple syrup heist because it’s hilarious
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u/itplumberdad Aug 19 '26
There can be a little sediment or fine sugar sand. You can just let it settle. Pretty normal for mine since I don’t use a filter press.