5. Treatments prior to packaging maple syrup
5.1 Density and color instruments and measurements
These are two important criteria for classifying maple syrups into the four categories presented in § 1.2.2 .
In order to measure the density of maple syrup, expressed in °Brix, we use several types of equipment, such as a hydrometer, which is a graduated flotation glass instrument, a hydrothermometer,...
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Bibliography
Bibliography
- (1) - ANONYME - Recueil des normes canadiennes de classification : vol. 7 – Sirop d'érable - (2021). https://inspection.canada.ca
- (2) - ANONYME - Fiche industrielle...
Regulations and standards
Canadian Food Safety Regulations (SOR/2018-108)
NSF/ANSI Standard 51:2012 Food equipment materials
Maple Products Regulations: (CRC, c. 289), 2019-01-15 (Part 2: Packaging)
Food Regulations: (P-29R.V1), Schedule 8.A (Requirements for "Grade A" Maple Syrup), Schedule 8.B (Colour Grades for "Grade A" Maple Syrup) and Schedule 8.C (Type Size...
Maple industry organizations
Quebec Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food https://www.mapaq.gouv.qc.ca
Quebec Maple Syrup Producers https://ppaq.ca/fr
Equipment suppliers
Foresight
In a publication dated April 2, 2023 ( https://ici.radio-canada.ca ), scientists describe the upheavals in the maple syrup industry in 2100 as a result of climate change.
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Sergio Rossi, from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, states:
"The ones who should be most...
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