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Wood smells like we should be able to eat it, but we can't. (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

"Maple syrup" is a legally protected name, the same way "butter", "ice cream", and "chocolate" are. There are legal requirements for their contents in order for you to call it that on the label. That's why you see descriptions like "chocolatey" or "buttery" on cheaper products.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

In which country?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure for most countries, but I know both the US and Canada protect the terms.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I'm asking because laws, especially about food, differ a lot from country to country. It's not a protected term in my country (NL), and I'm sure it isn't in most countries outside the anglosphere. Heck, sometimes the same foodstuff can be legally protected with completely different requirements, “pindakaas” (peanutbutter) is allowed to contain a boatload of palm fat but hardly any sugar in the Netherlands, it's the opposite in the US.