DARK MAPLE SYRUP WITH ROBUST TASTE – Color 25 to 49.9 percent Tc. Pure maple syrup in this class has a dark color and a more robust or stronger taste than syrup in lighter color classes.

Vermont Grade A Medium Amber maple syrup for sale in a Vermont gift shop. Creative Commons photo by Raffi Asdourian via Flickr ...

Maple syrup terminology is perplexing. How does one parse the flavor differences among Vermont Fancy, Grade A Light Amber, Grade A Medium Amber, and Grade A Dark Amber?

Syrup has long been labelled based on color, and Vermont’s four grades, from lightest to darkest, were Fancy, Grade A Medium Amber, Grade A Dark Amber and Grade B (there is also a Grade C that ...

If you like richer, darker, more intense maple syrup, you should pick Grade B. But the idea that B beats A seems counter-intuitive to lots of consumers who are just looking for something sweet to ...

Grade A Amber: Made as the temperatures warm, this is slightly darker yet relatively subtle. Use in tea and coffee. Grade A Dark: Both the color and the taste are stronger, more intense.

Grade B no more: Hoping to sweeten sales outside Vt., state moves to change maple syrup grades Dave Gram, Associated Press Mon, February 18, 2013 at 5:50 PM UTC ...

I don’t know if you’ve been following the news lately—the maple syrup news, that is—but the grading system for this brown, or rather medium amber, nectar from the sap of the sugar maple ...

When shopping for maple syrup at the grocery store, consumers should read the label to be sure the product is 100 per cent pure. But when it comes to which flavour suits their needs, the labels ...

We tried an astounding 15 versions of Grade A dark amber maple syrup - the most commonly found - and there wasn't a bad one in the lot, even with prices ranging from $6.99 to $14.99 for the same ...

New Hampshire currently has four consumer grades of maple syrup: Grade A Light Amber, Grade A Medium Amber, Grade A Dark Amber, and Grade B, a darker syrup that is commonly used in cooking and has a ...

And unlike grade inflation in schools, this doesn't mean they're now giving out higher marks for inferior work, maintains Butternut Mountain Farms, one of the state's biggest maple syrup producers.