Mrs Buttersworth, Aunt Jemima....all just flavored corn syrup.
"Most fake products on the grocer's breakfast food aisle are labeled "breakfast syrup" or "pancake syrup" and, despite claims of being "maple-flavored," are not derived from the sap of maple trees. In place of real maple, manufacturers create a similarly sweet, thick, and sticky taste and texture from sugar, other sweeteners (most often corn syrup), artificial coloring, and water.
Breakfast syrup is cheaper than real maple syrup because it's a more scalable, industrial product that takes less time and technique to produce. A giveaway that a product does not contain real maple is that it boasts “artificial flavor.” Products labeled with more confusing terms like “natural flavor” and “natural maple flavor” sound better, but indicate its maple flavor is simulated by another natural product (as opposed to an artificial one), but is not from a real maple tree."