 that a proper sugar maple or black maple have. They just don't have the same amount of sugar. Other than that, they are very similar, and most people probably couldn't tell the difference, and perhaps even experts would be hard-pressed to tell the difference. But with it being less sugar, you have to put more energy into boiling it down to get it to that density that makes maple syrup work. Now, if you happen to be using this for root beer,