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Rugged Ridge Forest — Wood-Fired Organic Maple Syrup, Dark Robust

This is organic Vermont maple syrup boiled over a wood fire, with maple sap listed as the ingredient. The label lists 27 g sugar per serving; maple syrup sold as itself has no added sugar for this assessment.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphates
$12.00 8 oz · lowest price at Frontier Organics, Local Natural Provisions
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
100caloriesPer serving · 1 fl oz (30mL)
Protein
0g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
13g▼
Sodium
4mg
Saturated fat
—
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Maple sap
83 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as sweeteners and spreadsHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 30%55
Ingredients · counts 25%100
Processing · counts 15%97
Sourcing · counts 20%88
Transparency · counts 10%90
Why it scores 83
Nutrition 55 · 13 g added sugar per 1 fl oz; otherwise typical for sweeteners and spreads
Ingredients 100 · Single ingredient: Maple sap
Processing 97 · Single-ingredient maple syrup, boiled down from sap
Sourcing 88 · Certified organic Vermont syrup; wood-fired using timber from its sugarbush
Transparency 90 · Maple sap is listed; organic certification and wood-fired production are specified
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductionsNone: no added sugar, seed oils, dyes, sweeteners or flagged additives were found.
Scored Oct 24, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Maple sap
1 ingredient
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

AdditivesNo additives found

No additives, added sugars, seed oils or flavourings found in the ingredient list.

Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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