As for health benefits, a Canadian website for the brand SEVA says, “Research has found that maple sap contains 46 essential nutrients[. T]his range of vitamins, minerals, amino and organic acids, prebiotics and polyphenols… make maple water ideal for quenching your body’s thirst.” Polyphenols, for example, are a type of antioxidant that is essential in helping the body rid itself of damaging free radicals. Paul Rouillard, deputy director of the Quebec Federation of Maple Syrup Producers says of maple water that “In antioxidants it is better than tomatoes.”
University of Rhode Island researchers found more than 25 phenolic
compounds in maple sap that may potentially lower one’s risk of cancer,
diabetes, and heart disease.
This is Why you Should Be Drinking Maple Water
- Maple contains a lot of minerals such as iron, magnesium, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, zinc, as well as a large number of whole complex of B vitamins, and thiamine. Thiamine helps fight premature aging and helps with proper digestion. Magnesium and zinc are responsible for strong immune system.
- Maple water is loaded with antioxidants, including polyphenols which help to fight such diseases as cancer and cardiovascular diseases.
- Maple water contains less sugar than coconut water. It contains just 30 calories – that’s half a carton of Vita Coco.
- The polyphenols in maple water inhibit enzymes that are involved in the conversion of carbohydrate to sugar.
- Maple water contains great amounts of phytohormone and abscisic acid. Abscisic acid is extremely beneficial for the pancreas. These substances help fight metabolic disorders such as diabetes by improving the insulin sensitivity of fat cells .
- Maple water possesses anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties. These properties are even more prevalent in the darker syrup.
- Maple water is great for men as it is loaded with zinc which supports the proper functioning and health of the prostate.
