What About Maple Syrup Nutritional Facts?
It is as an excellent source of the trace mineral manganese and of zinc. Zinc and manganese are good for your immune system, but that's not all.
Let's talk about manganese first. Manganese is an important co-factor with a number of enzymes that are important to antioxidant defenses. One medical website I came across said that there is one vital oxidative enzyme called superoxide dismutase that disarms free radicals (radicals cause aging and cell degradation in general).
It is powerful in disarming free radicals in the mitochondria, the boiler room, energy plant within the cells. This enzyme superoxide dismutase requires the cofactor manganese.
Furthermore, manganese is believed to play a vital role in your health as it a catalyst in the synthesis of fatty acids and cholesterol.
What about zinc? The zinc in maple syrup is an antioxidant or acts as one and limit endothelial damage caused by bad LDL cholesterol. The endothelial is the inner lining of blood vessels.
Zinc is vital to the immune system. It's important to have zinc as it supports the health function and existence of T lymphocytes, B cells and macrophages, which are types of white blood cells necesary for immunological defense. Manganese may also act as an immunostimulant.
Maple syrup is also believed to help support reproductive health and has many especially important health benefits for men. Zinc is concentrated in the prostate gland than in any other human tissue. It has been scientifically proven that low levels of zinc in this all-important male gland correspond to a higher risk for prostate cancer. Zinc also participates in the production of sex hormones.
A nice, ancillary benefit of maple syrup is that it is sweet to the taste. Not many things sweet to the taste are good for you. Two teaspoons of maple syrup equal only 34 calories as well. That said, here are the core nutrional facts about maple syrup for 1 tablespoon or 20 grams:Cayenne Pepper Water Lemon Maple Syrup....
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