15-09-2010, 23:18
well pam.jud they arent as far apart as you'd think. this is just an example on wikipedia.com about fenugreek / maple syrup 
In the United States, where maple syrup is popular but expensive, fenugreek is widely used in lower-cost syrup products as a maple syrup flavoring such as Mapleine.
News
In February 2009, the International Frutarom Corporation factory in North Bergen, New Jersey, United States, was discovered to be the source of a maple syrup-like smell that had wafted throughout New York City intermittently since 2005. The odor was found to be an ester associated with fenugreek seed processing. No health risks have been found.[11]
and here is from the wall street journal
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2009/02/05/big-apples-maple-syrup-mystery-solved-fenugreek/
In the United States, where maple syrup is popular but expensive, fenugreek is widely used in lower-cost syrup products as a maple syrup flavoring such as Mapleine.
News
In February 2009, the International Frutarom Corporation factory in North Bergen, New Jersey, United States, was discovered to be the source of a maple syrup-like smell that had wafted throughout New York City intermittently since 2005. The odor was found to be an ester associated with fenugreek seed processing. No health risks have been found.[11]
and here is from the wall street journal
http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2009/02/05/big-apples-maple-syrup-mystery-solved-fenugreek/