Carob Fruit: How to Eat It, Nutritional Value, Benefits and How to Choose It
Carob fruit (harnup, a regional Turkish name for carob) is a legume pod that ripens and dries on the tree, with a sweet, fibrous pulp and hard seeds. In this guide we explain, with sources, the difference between unripe and ripe fruit, how carob fruit is eaten, its nutritional value, the differences between grafted and wild fruit, ways to use it at home, how to choose and store good fruit, and what to look for when buying.
Read MoreWhat Is Carob (Harnup)? Benefits, Nutritional Value, Products and Sales
Carob (harnup) is the sweet, fiber-rich, caffeine-free fruit of Ceratonia siliqua, a tree native to the Mediterranean. In this comprehensive, fully referenced guide we explain what carob is, where it grows, its nutritional value, what scientific studies say about its benefits, all of its products from the pod to the seed, and what to look for when buying it.
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