Carob Kernel Flour (250g, 8.8oz), Light Carob Kernel Powder Suitable as Starch, Natural and Vegan, Gently Dried and Ground, Carob Kernel Powder

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The word "carob" comes from Middle French carobe (modern French caroube), which borrowed it from Arabic خَرُّوبٌ ( kharrūb, "locust bean pod") and Persian khirnub, [7] which ultimately borrowed it perhaps from Akkadian language harūb- or Aramaic חרובא ḥarrūḇā. Rich in fiber, without gluten, without additives, suitable for deabetics, from our own wild collection in the Algarve, Portugal.

After being irrigated with saline water in the summer, carob trees could possibly recover during winter rainfalls. The pod is somewhat hard, so for using it in recipes the easiest way is to first convert it into a sort of flour. I’m not sure about the toxicity of anything they may use to spray the trees, but I sort of doubt they would use anything on those trees. Carob fiber, flour, gum, pod extract, pod powder, and pulp have all be used as medicine in varying doses.If galactomannans are mixed with other gelling substances, such as carrageenan, they can be used to effectively thicken the liquid part of food. The influence of photoperiod on the life-cycles of Ephestia calidella (Guenee) and Ephestia figulilella Gregson (Lepidoptera: Phycitidae)". Institut für Pflanzenbau und Tierhygiene in den Tropen und Subtropen, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen: Goltze. Most carob trees are dioecious and some are hermaphroditic, so strictly male trees do not produce fruit. e. the Algarve region) and the Atlantic northwestern Moroccan coast, carob pods were often used as animal feed and in times of famine, as "the last source of [human] food in hard times".

It is also seen in southern and eastern Spain ( Spanish: algarrobo, algarroba, Catalan / Valencian / Balearic: garrofer, garrofera, garrover, garrovera), mainly in the regions of Andalusia, Murcia, Valencia, the Balearic Islands [20] and Catalonia [21] [22] [23] ( Catalan / Valencian / / Balearic: garrofer, garrofera, garrover, garrovera); Malta ( Maltese: ħarruba), on the Italian islands of Sicily ( Sicilian: carrua) and Sardinia ( Italian: carrubo, carruba), in Southern Croatia ( Croatian: rogač), such as on the island of Šipan, in eastern Bulgaria ( Bulgarian: рожков), and in Southern Greece, Cyprus, as well as on many Greek islands such as Crete and Samos. While chocolate contains the chemical compound theobromine in levels that are toxic to some mammals, carob contains none, and it also has no caffeine, so it is sometimes used to make chocolate-like treats for dogs. We are a certified organic producer and distributor in possession of the German eco-seal BIO-Siegel.Carob pods are mildly sweet on their own (being roughly one third to one half sugar by dry weight), so they are used in powdered, chip or syrup form as an ingredient in cakes and cookies, sometimes as a substitute for chocolate in recipes because of the color, texture, and taste of carob. Fruit Extract Attenuates the Cardiometabolic Alterations Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in Mice. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. I have simply been using this product as a coffee alternative and am so grateful you have made it (and it is awesome) as I feel so much healthier and surprisingly less toxic than using decaf coffee. The meaning of the terms “Affiliate”, or “Data Analysis System”, “Data Creation System”, “Derivative”, “End User”, “Extension”, “Member”, “Non-Member Territory”, “SNOMED CT” and “SNOMED CT Content” are as defined in the IHTSDO Affiliate License Agreement (see www.