'Buddy sap' is no friend to maple syrup producers. Now local researchers have a test for it

A new test developed by Carleton University researchers to detect low-quality sap is being hailed as a way to prevent thousands of litres of maple syrup from circling the drain each year.

'Buddy sap' is no friend to maple syrup producers. Now local researchers have a test for it
Shahad Abdulmawjood is in a white lab coat, blue gloves and pink headscarf. She demonstrates to Brian Barkley and Erin McConnell how her test works

A new test developed by Carleton University researchers to detect low-quality sap is being hailed as a way to prevent thousands of litres of maple syrup from circling the drain each year.