Carob Rusk 400g

Product Information

Phytochemical Profile, Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Activities of the Carob Tree (Ceratonia siliqua L.) Germ Flour Extracts Natural food stores are most likely to carry carob in the baking aisle nearby the cocoa powder. Though sometimes sold in bulk, you’re better off buying sealed bags, since it can otherwise sit around for years, exposed to the air and collecting dust.

After completing my 10-week program, I had a regularly-scheduled appointment with my doctor. Because my cholesterol has always been above the normal range (229 last year) I requested that she test it again this year. I’m happy to report that my total cholesterol dropped to 169, which is in the normal range, and all my other numbers improved as well.” Hot carob drinks: Use carob powder much as you’d use cocoa powder in hot beverages made with plant-bsed milk. Try this dairy-free Warm Spiced Carob Milk. Strongly associated with the health foods movement of the 1970s, carob powder has commonly been used as a substitute for cocoa powder due to its similarity in color, texture, and cooking properties.

Nutrition notes

The Mediterranean Way 10 Week Diet & Lifestyle program teaches you everything you need to know to easily and deliciously get the benefits of the proven healthy Mediterranean diet. Meal Plans, Recipes, Shopping Lists, Weekly Challenges and Lessons, Private Facebook Support Group, Cooking Videos and more! My fear of embarrassment multiplies by ten when I am traveling in other countries. I barely tried to speak Spanish during my first visit to Spain for fear of sounding like an idiot. When I finally dared to ask 3 older women where I could find a restaurant, they broke out in hysterical laughter and walked away declaring me an “Americano”. Apparently, in Spanish, the “H” is silent. Locust bean gum is a structural polysaccharide found in the walls of fruits and vegetables (ie in the skin) but also in the kernel (seed). Pectin is a white or slightly dark powder that under suitable conditions can form a gelatinous mass. Carob pectin is derived from the locust bean, the locust bean fruit, and specifically from the endosperm of the locust bean seed. Locust bean pectin is completely plant-based, unlike commercial gelatin derived from animal collagen, and does not contain gluten and sugars. It is also hypoallergenic and suitable for everyone. Also, pectin in fruits is probably the mildest method of detoxifying pollutants as it enhances the release of heavy metals and other chemicals into the bloodstream by binding to them and eliminating them all from the body. the large intestine works better. It has also recently been shown that pectins can lower 'bad' (LDL) cholesterol levels as well as total cholesterol levels.

Naturally, one might wonder, “What are free radicals?” and “What are antioxidants?” Soon you will understand how useful the carob of Crete with its precious properties can be for you. Travelling around you will see the goats on all hillsides, and maybe that’s the reason the meat is so nice and tasty. Specifically, research has shown several interesting aspects regarding the antioxidant activity of carobs, which we will present below. The total polyphenol content in CPP determined by the Folin-Ciocalteu method was 19.2%. The content of condensed tannin determined by vanillin and proanthocyanidin analysis systems was 4.37% and 1.36%, respectively. A mixture of feta and myzithra or anthotyros (whey cheeses similar to ricotta) will also work well.

Carob chips: Modeled after chocolate chips, this product is also available, but often made of less savory stuff. Hydrogenated vegetable oils take the place of cocoa butter and some also use whey powder (dairy) as a filler. Even the best options for carob chips tend to be waxy in texture, so you’re better off taking a pass, no matter how tempting they may seem. The rusk is also called krithrokoulouro or Koukouvagia (owl) in Crete, but to be frank I don’t know why they are so called. These days, it’s a little more difficult to embarrass me (even in a foreign country) and I can say that I have mastered eating Cretan Dakos. Dakos rusks, either big or small ones, are bread made with barley, which are shaped round, sort of like a bun, and then baked. Carob, also known as "carob tree" or "Ceratonia siliqua", is a plant with deep roots in human history and nutrition. It is emerging as a superfood due to its rich nutritional value and health benefits.