Tap My Trees
Defoamer, 2 oz bottle
- size:
- 2 oz
- ⚠ Ingredient not stated
$5.98at tapmytrees.com, 2026-10-05
Suits: First season
View at tapmytrees.com →Verified on the page: name, price, size
Gear guide · 4 products
Defoamer for maple sugaring
Commercial food-approved defoamer, a drop or two at a time; avoid strong-flavoured oils and animal products; spray bottles over-dose; organic certifiers may restrict agents.
Our pick
- Top pick
- Bascom 4 oz Defoamer ($10.00) - a season's supply at 'a drop or two'
- Budget pick
- Tap My Trees 2 oz ($5.98)
- Any commercial food-grade defoamer satisfies the extension rule; the organic sunflower product is the pick for anyone pursuing organic certification.
- What would change it: Ingredient disclosure on the dealer pages.
Disclosure
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What matters
How to judge defoamer
Each criterion names the extension or manual source it comes from; 'synthesis' marks our own reasoning.
- 1
Commercial food-approved defoamer, a drop or two at a time; avoid strong-flavoured oils and animal products; spray bottles over-dose; organic certifiers may restrict agents.
NAMSPM2 p.145; CORNELL-NB p.7, p.97 · verified
- 2
Over-use off-flavours syrup (most defoamers are food-grade oils).
CORNELL-NB p.97 · verified
Products
4 defoamer we looked at
Specs are from the maker's or dealer's page; 'unknown' means it wasn't stated. Prices are the dealer's on the date shown; Amazon prices aren't shown here because Amazon's rules require live data.
unbranded (Bascom)
4 oz Defoamer Bottle
- size:
- 4 oz
- ⚠ Search-page price
$10at bascommaple.com, 2026-10-05
Suits: First season, Serious backyard
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unbranded (Bascom)
Organic Defoamer (Sunflower oil) 1 Liter
- size:
- 1 L
- ingredient:
- sunflower oil
- ⚠ Search-page price
$27at bascommaple.com, 2026-10-05
Suits: Serious backyard, Small sugarhouse
View at bascommaple.com →Verified on the page: name, price, size, ingredient
unbranded (Bascom)
Quart Jug Defoamer
- size:
- 1 qt
- ⚠ Search-page price
$30at bascommaple.com, 2026-10-05
Suits: Small sugarhouse
View at bascommaple.com →Verified on the page: name, price, size
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