what is the name of the carbohydrate that is found in maple syrup?
Glucose is not particularly sweet-tasting as compared to fructose and sucrose. It is found abundantly in fruits, honey, sweet corn, and most root vegetables. Glucose is also the primary repeating sugar unit of most complex carbohydrates (starches). Fructose, or fruit sugar, is the primary carbohydrate in many fruits, maple syrup, and honey. Fructose, which is very sweet, is roughly 1.5 times sweeter than sucrose (white sugar). Although fructose has the same chemical formula as glucose, its structure is quite different.
The source does not affect the chemical composition of sugars nor their effect on health. For example, the sucrose extracted from sugar cane or sugar beet is the same as the sucrose found in maple syrup, and all fruits and vegetables. These sucrose molecules are chemically identical and treated the same in the body.