Article: carob

Article: Carob - fruit that personifies Tu B'Shevat
Cleveland Jewish News;  January 17, 1997 ;     694 words ... ... when he noticed a man planting carob trees. "You know," said Honi, "it takes 70 years before a carob tree bears fruit; are you sure ... found this world provided with carob trees," the man replied ... s grandson harvesting the carobs. Carobs grow throughout the ...

Article: Carob Pulp Preparation Rich in Insoluble Dietary Fiber and ...
The Journal of Nutrition;  June 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... polyphenol-rich insoluble dietary fiber preparation from carob pulp (carob fiber) on postprandial ghrelin responses and substrate ... utilization. Dose-dependent effects of the consumption of carob fiber were investigated in a randomized, single-blind ...

Article: Fudging on chocolate: carob for Valentine's Day? (includes ...
Environmental Nutrition;  February 1, 1989 ;     700+ words ...Fudging on Chocolate: Carob For Valentine's Day? America is a nation ... sinful," but what about its look-alike, carob? Considered by many to be a healthy alternative to chocolate, carob is, indeed, lower in fat. Carob powder or ...

Article: Carob fiber for dairy foods: for fiber enrichment, ...
Dairy Foods;  March 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... contribute to a well-balanced diet. Carob fiber helps boost the fiber levels of everyday ... dietary fiber derived from the pulp of the carob fruit is an ingredient that enables manufacturers ... disease. In two recent human studies, carob fiber was shown to have a positive effect ...

Article: Better than chocolate.(carob)(includes recipe)
Children's Digest;  September 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... you've had this experience, you were probably eating carob. Carob looks like chocolate and can be used to make many of the same foods as chocolate. But nutritionally, carob and chocolate have nothing in common. Carob has just ...

Article: The tofu of chocolate: Noted chef says carob should be ...
Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA);  August 9, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Kulkarni Aug. 9--Don't be fooled by carob. The dark chips look like chocolate ... ll know it's certainly not chocolate. Carob is an overlooked ingredient. Sometimes ... chocoholics know better than to compare carob to chocolate. Carob can be a nutritious ...

Article: Fruiting and Kernel Production Characteristics of Ten ...
Journal of the American Pomological Society;  October 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Abstract The carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) is a leguminous ... grown in Mediterranean coastal areas. Carob bean gum is extracted from the pod seed ... the food industry. The identification of carob cultivars that produce high seed yields ...