New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Agr - Commissioner, Department of Agriculture, Markets, and Food
Chapter Agr 900 - STANDARDS FOR FARM PRODUCTS: BRANDS, LABELS, GRADES
Part Agr 904 - MAPLE SYRUP
Section Agr 904.03 - Definitions

(a) "Act" means RSA 429:13-27;

(b) "Baume" means a measurement that relates the density of a liquid to that of a salt solution;

(c) "Brix" means a measurement of the percent of soluble solids in a liquid;

(d) "Buddy" or "Buddiness" means the unpleasant flavor characteristics of syrup or sugar made from sap collected from maple trees as they come out of dormancy, just prior to and during the onset of bud break;

(e) "Clean" means that the syrup is practically free from foreign material;

(f) "Color comparator" means any device that compares an unknown color with that of a standard color sample for comparison purposes;

(g) "Color standards" means the standards for maple syrup promulgated through regulation by the commissioner;

(h) "Commercial sugarmaker" means a person who collects or purchases maple sap for maple production and sale;

(i) "Damage" means any defect that affects the color, appearance, flavor, aroma, edibility or shipping quality of the maple syrup or maple products. Damage includes the presence of fermentation, or any buddy flavor, scorched flavor, or other distasteful foreign flavor;

(j) "Maple packer" means a person who purchases and packs or further processes maple syrup for sale;

(k) "Maple products" means only maple syrup, maple sugar, maple cream, or any other product in which the sugar content is entirely derived from pure maple sap and to which nothing has been added. Maple products include products subjected to the use of filter aids used for the sole purpose of assisting the removal of suspended material or the use of defoaming agents intended for food processing;

(l) "Maple syrup" means syrup with a density ranging from 36 to 37 degrees Baume or 66.9 to 68.9 degrees Brix at 60 degrees Fahrenheit, which is made from pure maple sap and intended for human consumption or for use in the manufacture of maple products;

(m) "Packaged maple syrup" means maple syrup packed in consumer sized containers of one gallon or less;

(n) "Plainly and conspicuously" means that the lettering used to cover information required by the law on markings is large and legible enough so as not to be obscured by other markings or illustrations used;

(o) "Practically clear" means slight presence in suspension of fine particles of mineral matter, such as malate of lime, niter, sugar sand or other substances that detract from the clearness of the syrup;

(p) "Practically free" means slight presence of foreign material such as bark, soot, dust or dirt;

(q) "Product code" means any distinctive combination of letters, numbers, or symbols, or any combination, from which the origin of the manufacture, processing, packing, holding, and distribution of a batch or lot of syrup can be determined;

(r) "Serious damage" means any defect that seriously detracts from the edibility, marketability, purity, or safety of the syrup and includes badly scorched syrup, buddy syrup, fermented syrup or syrup that has distasteful foreign flavor or disagreeable odor.