Posted By: My_Sugar_Fix
Agave, Maple Syrup, Honey - 01/10/11 05:33 AM
NOT for the use in or substitution in any current recipe
DEFINITIONS (first )
Agave nectar is a sweet syrup produced by heating the sap of a agave plant.(allaboutagave.com)
Honey is a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food. (dictionary.com)
Maple Syrup is a syrup produced by partially boiling down the sap of the sugar maple or of any of several other maple trees.(dictionary.com)
THE WILD GLIDER EATS
(sugar-gliders.com)
(thepetglider.com)
MY QUESTIONS
So with the above information (and your experience/ knowledge), which is the better and WHY?
Agave and Maple are both directly from the plant but processed by us to make it a syrup.
Honey is directly from flowers and processed by bees (more natural because nature does it rather than a stove, yes, but is it all that different?)
Wouldn't sugar gliders prefer sap (like products) from a tree?
Wouldn't the nutrients in Agave and Maple be closer in range to those found in plants wild gliders munch on?
Please note again NOT for substitutions just research
DEFINITIONS (first )
Agave nectar is a sweet syrup produced by heating the sap of a agave plant.(allaboutagave.com)
Honey is a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food. (dictionary.com)
Maple Syrup is a syrup produced by partially boiling down the sap of the sugar maple or of any of several other maple trees.(dictionary.com)
THE WILD GLIDER EATS
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Plant products such acacia gum, eucalyptus sap and other nectars make up the majority of this seasonal diet.
Sugar gliders eat manna in the wild. Manna is a crusty sugar left from where sap flowed from a wound in a tree trunk or branch.
Sugar gliders eat manna in the wild. Manna is a crusty sugar left from where sap flowed from a wound in a tree trunk or branch.
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In the wild, the sugar glider diet consists mostly of gums and saps from trees, nectar, and insects. They are also known to eat eggs and small invertebrates.
MY QUESTIONS
So with the above information (and your experience/ knowledge), which is the better and WHY?
Agave and Maple are both directly from the plant but processed by us to make it a syrup.
Honey is directly from flowers and processed by bees (more natural because nature does it rather than a stove, yes, but is it all that different?)
Wouldn't sugar gliders prefer sap (like products) from a tree?
Wouldn't the nutrients in Agave and Maple be closer in range to those found in plants wild gliders munch on?
Please note again NOT for substitutions just research