Acadian Maple Sugar is purely maple sugar, produced by boiling the sap from the maple tree until the sugar content reaches 99% -100 % sugar. 40 litres of Maple sap produce 1 kg of Maple sugar. Nothing is added and only the excess water is boiled off to produce Maple sugar. Maple sugar unlike a lot of other sweeteners contains many minerals such as: Calcium Potassium Iron Zinc Manganese All Maple sugar is more or less organic as fertilizers and pesticides are not used in the vast forests but organic certification boards that endorse a Maple production require that strict guidelines are followed ensuring that best management practices are followed from tapping the trees to the finished product. Try mixing ground pepper with Acadian Organic Maple Sugar and it becomes a wonderful condiment when cooking, especially with Salmon, Chicken or Pork. Maple sugar can also be added to hot drinks or as an ingredient in your favourite recipe. Acadian Maple Sugar is purely maple sugar, produced by boiling the sap from the maple tree until the sugar content reaches 99% -100 % sugar. 40 litres of Maple sap produce 1 kg of Maple sugar. Nothing is added and only the excess water is boiled off to produce Maple sugar. Maple sugar unlike a lot of other sweeteners contains many minerals such as: Calcium Potassium Iron Zinc Manganese All Maple sugar is more or less organic as fertilizers and pesticides are not used in the vast forests but organic certification boards that endorse a Maple production require that strict guidelines are followed ensuring that best management practices are followed from tapping the trees to the finished product. Try mixing ground pepper with Acadian Organic Maple Sugar and it becomes a wonderful condiment when cooking, especially with Salmon, Chicken or Pork. Maple sugar can also be added to hot drinks or as an ingredient in your favourite recipe.