Isiraphu ye-maple iye yahlanganiswa nesistimu efanayo yokufaka iminyaka. Uhlelo lwaba amamaki amahlanu:
- Ibanga le-Grade A elikhanyayo, lenziwe ekuqaleni kwenkathi ngesikhathi sokushisa okubandayo. Lesi siphuphu sinombala kakhulu futhi sinomsoco omnene.
- Ibanga A eliphakathi nendawo, eyenziwe phakathi nonyaka lapho amazinga okushisa eqala ukukhuphuka. Kuyinto emnyama kakhulu kunama-light amber futhi ine-flavor more maple. Iningi isiraphu yethebula leli ganga.
- Ibanga A elimnyama elimnyama, elenziwe ngemuva kwenkathi ephakathi nonyaka. Lesi siphuphu sinomnyama futhi sinenduduzo enkulu kakhulu kune-medium amber. It isetshenziswa ekuphekeni futhi kukhethwa njengesiraphu isithaphu kulabo abathanda ukunambitheka obala maple.
- Ibanga B elimnyama kakhulu, lenziwe ngasekupheleni kwenkathi. Kumnyama futhi kunomsoco onamandla we-maple. Isetshenziswa kakhulu ekuphekeni.
- Ibanga lezebhizinisi lenziwe kusukela ekutheni kokugcina okuqoqwe ekupheleni kwenkathi. Akuthengiswa ukusetshenziswa kwekhaya. Kumnyama kakhulu futhi kunomusa omkhulu we-maple. Isetshenziselwa kwezohwebo futhi ngezinye izikhathi ngabapheki.
Inkinga ngalesi simiso ukuthi amamaki awafananga ngqo nalawo asetshenziswa emhlabeni wonke.
Futhi, ngokwe-USDA, kunesidingo esikhulu sesiraphu esimnyama sokusetshenziswa kwetafula nokupheka. Ngaphansi kwesimiso esidala, iBanga B lalisetshenziselwa ukuphindaphinda futhi alihloselwe ukudayiswa. Lokhu kuzochaza ukuthi kungani kwakungeke kwenzeke ukuthola ama-syrups amnyama endaweni yakithi.
I-New Grading System
Ngo-2014, i-Vermont ishintshe ibe yindlela entsha, kanti i-USDA yenza uhlelo olusha luyisilinganiso sezwe kusukela ngo-2015:
- Ibanga le-Golden Color and Delicate enambitheka lilingana ne-Grade A yokukhanya okukhanyayo endala futhi isebenzisa okufanayo.
- Umbala we-Banga A-Amber no-Rich Taste kufaniswa nokudala kwebanga leBanga A eliphakathi nelanga leBanga A elimnyama futhi yilokho isiraphu enkulu yetafula.
- Umbala A Umbala Omnyama Nokudla Okunamandla kufana neBanga A elimnyama nelanga leBanga B elimnyama futhi lingasetshenziswa ngokuyinhloko ukupheka
- Ukucubungula ibanga kulingana nesikhathi esidala sokuhweba futhi kuzosetshenziswa ngendlela efanayo.
Ngakho-ke yini into enkulu? Uyini umehluko wangempela lapha? Umbala weBanga A-Amber manje uhlanganisa bobabili iBanga A eliphakathi nendawo futhi ingxenye yeBakala A emnyama. Ibanga A Umbala Omnyama manje uhlanganisa ingxenye yeBanga A elimnyama nelinye iBanga B emnyama.
Le ndlela entsha yokwehlukanisa izokuletha amazinga e-US ngokuvumelana namazwe ngamazwe futhi azokwenza isiraphu eyengeziwe emnyama ebeka iBanga B eyengeziwe etholakalayo emphakathini.
Ukupheka nge-Maple isiraphu