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This is a list of notable syrups. In cooking, a syrup is a condiment that is a thick,
viscous The viscosity of a fluid is a measure of its resistance to deformation at a given rate. For liquids, it corresponds to the informal concept of "thickness": for example, syrup has a higher viscosity than water. Viscosity quantifies the in ...
liquid consisting primarily of a
solution Solution may refer to: * Solution (chemistry), a mixture where one substance is dissolved in another * Solution (equation), in mathematics ** Numerical solution, in numerical analysis, approximate solutions within specified error bounds * Solutio ...
of
sugar Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food. Simple sugars, also called monosaccharides, include glucose, fructose, and galactose. Compound sugars, also called disaccharides or do ...
in water, containing a large amount of dissolved sugars but showing little tendency to deposit
crystal A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. In addition, macro ...
s. Its consistency is similar to that of molasses. The viscosity arises from the hydrogen bonds between the dissolved sugar, which has many
hydroxyl In chemistry, a hydroxy or hydroxyl group is a functional group with the chemical formula and composed of one oxygen atom covalently bonded to one hydrogen atom. In organic chemistry, alcohols and carboxylic acids contain one or more hydrox ...
() groups, and the
water Water (chemical formula ) is an inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms (in which it acts as ...
.


Syrups

* Acetomel – a syrup made from honey and vinegar with a sweet and sour taste * Agave syrup – a sweetener commercially produced from several species of agave * Attar – a type of sweet syrup used in the preparation of Middle Eastern desserts * Barley malt syrup – an unrefined sweetener processed by extraction from sprouted, i.e.,
malted Malting is the process of steeping, germinating and drying grain to convert it into malt. The malt is mainly used for brewing or whisky making, but can also be used to make malt vinegar or malt extract. Various grains are used for malting, most ...
,
barley Barley (''Hordeum vulgare''), a member of the grass family, is a major cereal grain grown in temperate climates globally. It was one of the first cultivated grains, particularly in Eurasia as early as 10,000 years ago. Globally 70% of barley p ...
, containing approximately 65 percent maltose, 30 percent complex
carbohydrate In organic chemistry, a carbohydrate () is a biomolecule consisting of carbon (C), hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O) atoms, usually with a hydrogen–oxygen atom ratio of 2:1 (as in water) and thus with the empirical formula (where ''m'' may o ...
, 3% protein * Birch syrup – a savory mineral-tasting syrup made from the sap of
birch A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus ''Betula'' (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech- oak family Fagaceae. The genus ''Betula'' cont ...
trees and produced in much the same way as maple syrup *
Bludwine Bludwine, later Budwine, was a brand of cherry-flavored soft drink and flavored syrups that was originally produced in the United States by the Bludwine Company and Bludwine Bottling Company.
– flavored syrups that were used in soft drinks * Brown rice syrup – derived by culturing cooked rice starch *
Chashni Chashni or Chaashni (Pahlavi or Middle Persian: Chaashnig; Chaashnik, Persian Language: چاشنی) means a condiment and is a spice, sauce, or preparation that is added to food to impart a specific taste, to enhance the flavor, or to compleme ...
– the generic name in North Indian, Pakistani, Nepali and Afghan languages for a sugary syrup * – a name for various sweetened foods in Korean cuisine in the form of syrups, marmalades, and fruit preserves * Cherry Smash – a fountain syrup made from cherry syrup along with a blend of other fruit flavors which
soda jerk Soda jerk (or soda jerker) is an American term used to refer to a person — typically a young man — who would operate the soda fountain in a drugstore, preparing and serving soda drinks and ice cream sodas. The drinks were made by mixing fl ...
s mixed with carbonated water and phosphate. * Chocolate syrup * Cider syrup – is also known as apple molasses, a kind of fruit syrup *
Corn syrup Corn syrup is a food syrup which is made from the starch of corn (called maize in many countries) and contains varying amounts of sugars: glucose, maltose and higher oligosaccharides, depending on the grade. Corn syrup is used in foods to soft ...
– made from the
starch Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of numerous glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds. This polysaccharide is produced by most green plants for energy storage. Worldwide, it is the most common carbohydrate in human die ...
of corn (called
maize Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz after tnq, mahiz), also known as corn (North American English, North American and Australian English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples of Mexico, indigenous ...
in some countries) and contains varying amounts of maltose and higher
oligosaccharide An oligosaccharide (/ˌɑlɪgoʊˈsækəˌɹaɪd/; from the Greek ὀλίγος ''olígos'', "a few", and σάκχαρ ''sácchar'', "sugar") is a saccharide polymer containing a small number (typically two to ten) of monosaccharides (simple sug ...
s, depending on the grade * Cough syrup – a form of cold medicine * High-fructose corn syrup * High-maltose corn syrup * Date honey – a thick dark brown, very sweet, fruit syrup extracted from dates * Evaporated cane juice – the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) defines evaporated cane juice as any sweetener derived from sugarcane syrup. The US FDA considers the term "evaporated cane juice" to be misleading because the term incorrectly suggests that it is a juice, when it is sugar syrup. Instead, the US FDA recommends using "sugar cane syrup" or "dried cane syrup" on food labels. * Falernum – a syrup liqueur from the Caribbean, best known for its use in tropical drinks * Flavored syrup – typically consists of a simple syrup (sugar fully mixed with water while heated), with naturally occurring or artificial flavorings also dissolved in the syrup. *
Fruit syrup Fruit syrups or fruit molasses are concentrated fruit juices used as sweeteners. Fruit syrups have been used in many cuisines: * in Arab cuisine, '' rub'', ''jallab''; * in Ancient Greek cuisine, ''epsima''; * in Greek cuisine, ''petimezi''; * ...
– concentrated fruit juices used as sweeteners *
Glucose syrup Glucose syrup, also known as confectioner's glucose, is a syrup made from the hydrolysis of starch. Glucose is a sugar. Maize (corn) is commonly used as the source of the starch in the US, in which case the syrup is called "corn syrup", but ...
– also known as confectioner's glucose, glucose syrup a syrup made from the
hydrolysis Hydrolysis (; ) is any chemical reaction in which a molecule of water breaks one or more chemical bonds. The term is used broadly for substitution, elimination, and solvation reactions in which water is the nucleophile. Biological hydrolysi ...
of
starch Starch or amylum is a polymeric carbohydrate consisting of numerous glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds. This polysaccharide is produced by most green plants for energy storage. Worldwide, it is the most common carbohydrate in human die ...
* Golden syrup – or light treacle (also known as "Refiner's Syrup"), is a thick amber-coloured form of inverted sugar syrup made in the process of refining sugar cane or
sugar beet A sugar beet is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose and which is grown commercially for sugar production. In plant breeding, it is known as the Altissima cultivar group of the common beet ('' Beta vulgaris''). Together ...
juice into sugar, or by treatment of a sugar solution with acid. * Grape syrup – a condiment made with concentrated grape juice * Grenadine – a commonly used, non-alcoholic bar syrup, characterized by a flavor that is both tart and sweet, and by a deep red color. * Honey syrup – made by stirring a heated mixture of honey and water until the honey dissolves. * Inverted sugar syrup – (also called invert syrup) is an edible mixture of two simple sugars –
glucose Glucose is a simple sugar with the molecular formula . Glucose is overall the most abundant monosaccharide, a subcategory of carbohydrates. Glucose is mainly made by plants and most algae during photosynthesis from water and carbon dioxide, u ...
and fructose – that is made by heating sucrose (table sugar) with water. * – a Japanese sugar syrup, literally "black honey", it is similar to molasses, but thinner and milder * Maple syrup – usually made from the xylem sap of sugar maple, red maple, or black maple trees, although it can also be made from other
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species. * – a Japanese glucose syrup of subtle flavor, traditionally made from rice and malt. * Molasses – a thick, sweet syrup made from boiling sugar cane. * Orgeat syrup – a sweet syrup made from almonds, sugar, and rose water or orange flower water * Palm syrup – an edible sweet syrup produced from the sap of a number of palms, it is produced in the
Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, :es:Canarias, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to ...
and coastal regions of
South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sou ...
. * Pekmez – a molasses-like syrup obtained after condensing juices of fruit must, especially grape *
Rose syrup Rose water ( fa, گلاب) is a flavoured water made by steeping rose petals in water. It is the hydrosol portion of the distillate of rose petals, a by-product of the production of rose oil for use in perfume. Rose water is also used to fla ...
– made from rose water with added sugar * Squash – a non-alcoholic concentrated syrup used in beverage making *
Sugar beet syrup A sugar beet is a plant whose root contains a high concentration of sucrose and which is grown commercially for sugar production. In plant breeding, it is known as the Altissima cultivar group of the common beet (''Beta vulgaris''). Together ...
– "The beet-root, when being boiled, yields a juice similar to syrup of sugar, which is beautiful to look at on account of its vermilion color" (1575). This was written by 16th-century scientist,
Olivier de Serres Olivier de Serres (; 1539–1619) was a French author and soil scientist whose '' Théâtre d'Agriculture'' (1600) was the accepted textbook of French agriculture in the 17th century. Biography Serres was born in 1539 at Villeneuve-de-Berg, ...
, who discovered a process for preparing sugar syrup from the common red beet. *
Sweet sorghum Sweetness is a basic taste most commonly perceived when eating foods rich in sugars. Sweet tastes are generally regarded as pleasurable. In addition to sugars like sucrose, many other chemical compounds are sweet, including aldehydes, ket ...
– Sweet sorghum has been widely cultivated in the U.S. since the 1850s for use in sweeteners, primarily in the form of sorghum syrup * Syrup of Maidenhair – a syrup made from adiantum (maidenhair fern) *
Treacle Treacle () is any uncrystallised syrup made during the refining of sugar.Oxford Dictionary The most common forms of treacle are golden syrup, a pale variety, and a darker variety known as black treacle, similar to molasses. Black treacle has ...
– any uncrystallised syrup made during the refining of
sugar Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food. Simple sugars, also called monosaccharides, include glucose, fructose, and galactose. Compound sugars, also called disaccharides or do ...
.Oxford Dictionary The most common forms of treacle are golden syrup, a pale variety, and a darker variety known as black treacle. Black treacle, or molasses, has a distinctively strong, slightly bitter flavour, and a richer colour than golden syrup. * Vincotto – in Salento, in the heel of Italy, vincotto is produced from the slow reduction together of a blend of cooked grape must and of a wine that has started to spoil and sour attaining the consistency of dense non-alcoholic syrup. This tradition goes back to the times of the ancient Romans. *
Yacón syrup Yacón syrup is a sweetening agent extracted from the tuberous roots of the yacón plant (''Smallanthus sonchifolius'') indigenous to the Andes mountains. It was used by the Incas. In Peru, people eat yacón because of its nutritional propertie ...
– a sweetening agent extracted from the tuberous roots of the
yacón The yacón (''Smallanthus sonchifolius'') is a species of perennial daisy traditionally grown in the northern and central Andes from Colombia to northern Argentina for its crisp, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots. Their texture and flavour are ver ...
plant (''Smallanthus sonchifolius'') indigenous to the
Andes The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (; ) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America. The range is long, wide (widest between 18°S – 20°S ...
mountains. * – a variety of , Korean traditional confectionery, it can be made in either liquid or solid form, as a syrup, taffy, or candy.


Syrup brands

* Amoretti – American brand with around 100 flavors . *
Aunt Jemima Pearl Milling Company (formerly known as Aunt Jemima from 1889 to 2021) is an American breakfast brand for Baking mix, pancake mix, syrup, and other breakfast food products. The original version of the pancake mix for the brand was developed i ...
, rebranded to "Pearl Milling Company" – an American brand of pancake mix, syrup, and other breakfast foods owned by the Quaker Oats Company. * Bosco Chocolate Syrup – a brand of chocolate syrup sold in the United States and Europe. * DaVinci – American brand with 40 flavors (as of 2022). A brand of
Kerry Group Kerry Group plc is a public food company headquartered in Ireland. It is quoted on the Dublin ISEQ and London stock exchanges. Given the company's origins in the co-operative movement, farmer-suppliers of the company retain a significant i ...
. *
Fox's U-bet chocolate syrup Fox's U-bet chocolate syrup is a commercial chocolate syrup originally made by H. Fox & Company in Brooklyn, New York starting in 1900. The product is most associated with the egg cream fountain beverage. H. Fox & Company was acquired by US We ...
– an American brand of commercial chocolate syrup. * Golden Eagle syrup, American brand of syrup made from corn syrup,
cane sugar Sucrose, a disaccharide, is a sugar composed of glucose and fructose subunits. It is produced naturally in plants and is the main constituent of white sugar. It has the molecular formula . For human consumption, sucrose is extracted and ref ...
, molasses, and honey * The Hershey Company * Karo – brand owned by ACH Food Companies, Inc. (subsidiary of
Associated British Foods Associated British Foods plc (ABF) is a British multinational food processing and retailing company headquartered in London, England. Its ingredients division is the world's second-largest producer of both sugar and baker's yeast and a major ...
) * Liber & Co. – American brand founded in 2011 with 14 flavors . * Log Cabin syrup – an American brand of pre-packaged syrups owned by
Pinnacle Foods Pinnacle Foods, Inc., is a packaged foods company headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, that specializes in shelf-stable and frozen foods. The company became a subsidiary of Conagra Brands on October 26, 2018. History The company was fou ...
. * Mrs. Butterworth's – an American brand of syrups and pancake mixes. * Monin – French brand currently with 123 flavors. *
Nesquik Nesquik is a brand of food products made by Swiss company Nestlé. In 1948, Nestlé launched a drink mix for chocolate-flavored milk called Nestlé Quik in the United States; this was released in Europe during the 1950s as ''Nesquik''. Since ...
chocolate syrup for flavored milk – introduced in 1981. * Small Hands Food American brand currently with 8 flavors. * Sonoma Syrup Co. – American brand currently with 16 flavors. * Steen's cane syrup – an American brand made in Louisiana and an essential ingredient in Cajun/Creole cuisine * Torani – Italian/American brand of R. Torre & Company, Inc., currently with 150 flavors. *
Tate & Lyle Tate & Lyle PLC is a British-headquartered, global supplier of food and beverage ingredients to industrial markets. It was originally a sugar refining business, but from the 1970s it began to diversify, eventually divesting its sugar business i ...
– UK brand of sugars and syrups distributed world-wide. * Vermont Maid – an American brand of syrup created in 1919 and owned by
B&G Foods B&G Foods is an American branded foods holding company based in Parsippany, New Jersey. The company was formed in 1996 to acquire Bloch & Guggenheimer, a Manhattan-based producer of pickles, relish and condiments which had been founded in 188 ...
since 1997.


See also

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Honey Honey is a sweet and viscous substance made by several bees, the best-known of which are honey bees. Honey is made and stored to nourish bee colonies. Bees produce honey by gathering and then refining the sugary secretions of plants (primar ...
* List of condiments * List of sauces * List of spreads *
Neera Neera, also called palm nectar, is a sap extracted from the inflorescence of various species of toddy palms and used as a drink. Neera extraction is generally performed before sunrise. It is sweet, translucent in colour. It is susceptible to ...
* Public relations of high fructose corn syrup


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External links

* {{Lists of prepared foods Condiments * Syrup