Maple sap predominant microbial contaminants are correlated with the physicochemical and sensorial properties of maple syrup

M Filteau, L Lagacé, G LaPointe, D Roy - International journal of food …, 2012 - Elsevier
Maple sap processing and microbial contamination are significant aspects that affect maple
syrup quality. In this study, two sample sets from 2005 and 2008 were used to assess the …

Biochemical composition of maple sap and relationships among constituents

L Lagacé, S Leclerc, C Charron, M Sadiki - Journal of Food Composition …, 2015 - Elsevier
Maple sap is a product of great economic value with a variable composition. Samples of maple
sap were collected at different periods of the 2007 and 2008 seasons in various locations …

Seasonal and regional diversity of maple sap microbiota revealed using community PCR fingerprinting and 16S rRNA gene clone libraries

M Filteau, L Lagacé, G LaPointe, D Roy - Systematic and Applied …, 2010 - Elsevier
An arbitrary primed community PCR fingerprinting technique based on capillary electrophoresis
was developed to study maple sap microbial community characteristics among 19 …

Biotransformation of sucrose rich Maple syrups into fructooligosaccharides, oligolevans and levans using levansucrase biocatalyst: Bioprocess optimization and …

S Karboune, S Seo, M Li, A Waglay, L Lagacé - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Maple syrup was investigated as a source to produce FOSs and β-(2–6)-linked-oligolevans/levans.
The modulation of this biotransformation was achieved through the control of Maple …

Assessment of maple syrup physico-chemistry and typicity by means of fluorescence spectroscopy

A Clément, L Lagacé, B Panneton - Journal of food engineering, 2010 - Elsevier
Maple syrup is a natural sweetener obtained from the transformation of maple sap collected
mostly from sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh) in North America. At present, simple …

Viability of probiotic bacteria in a maple sap beverage during refrigerated storage

J Lupien-Meilleur, D Roy, L Lagacé - LWT, 2016 - Elsevier
There is an increasing demand for non-dairy probiotic foods made from raw materials. This
study assessed the ability of maple sap concentrate diluted to 2, 5, and 8 ºBx to maintain the …

Correlation of maple sap composition with bacterial and fungal communities determined by multiplex automated ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis (MARISA)

M Filteau, L Lagacé, G LaPointe, D Roy - Food Microbiology, 2011 - Elsevier
During collection, maple sap is contaminated by bacteria and fungi that subsequently colonize
the tubing system. The bacterial microbiota has been more characterized than the fungal …

Potential of fluorescence spectroscopy for the characterisation of maple syrup flavours

…, A Clément, L Lagacé - … of the Science of Food and …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Maple syrup has high maket value. It is produced in North East America
from the heat‐evaporated sap of Acer saccharum Marshall. For marketing purposes, there is …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of the new high vacuum technology on the chemical composition of maple sap and syrup

L Lagacé, M Camara, N Martin, F Ali, J Houde… - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
Background Techniques used to produce maple syrup have considerably evolved over the
last decades making them more efficient and economically profitable. However, these …

[HTML][HTML] A systems biology approach to explore the impact of maple tree dormancy release on sap variation and maple syrup quality

GQ N'guyen, N Martin, M Jain, L Lagacé, CR Landry… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Maple sap is a complex nutrient matrix collected during spring to produce maple syrup. The
characteristics of sap change over the production period and its composition directly impacts …