Carob in the Pharmaceutical and Supplement Industry
Carob enters the pharmaceutical and supplement industry in two different ways: The carob gum obtained from the seed is investigated as an excipient in tablets and gels, while the D-pinitol found in pods is the subject of supplement products.
Read MoreCarob Industry and Processing Facilities in Turkey
Carob is a fruit that can also be consumed as it is collected from the tree; however, most of its economic value emerges in the processing industry. The pod is broken and separated into pulp and kernel; pulp crushing is divided into products such as flour, powder, molasses and extract, and the kernel is separated into shell, endosperm and germ and converted into products such as gum and germ flour.
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What Is Carob Sherbet (Harnup Sherbet)?
Carob sherbet is a sweet drink prepared from carob fruit or molasses obtained from the fruit and molasses, usually served cold. "Carob" is the name of carob, especially used in the southern regions of Turkey and the Arab world. Sherbet, on the other hand, is the general name of non-alcoholic sweet drinks prepared from fruits, flowers and spices in Turkish and Middle Eastern cuisine.
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How to Make Carob Tea?
Carob tea is a caffeine-free and naturally slightly sweet drink prepared by steeping or boiling carob pods or cracks in water. In different regions of the Mediterranean and the Middle East, it is an old tradition to prepare carob fruit as a hot or cold drink; today, it can be easily made at home due to its simple preparation.
Read MoreDo Carob Products Have Added Sugar?
The distinct sweetness of carob products often begs the question "Is sugar added to it?" However, carob fruit naturally contains high amounts of sucrose, glucose and fructose; the sweetness of carob powder and molasses comes mainly from these natural sugars.
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Carob Extraction Technologies
What products such as carob must, molasses, syrup and extract have in common is that the soluble components in the fruit are transferred to a solvent, most often water. This stage is called extraction and the method used; It directly affects sugar yield, amount of phenolic compounds, taste, color and production time.
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Differences Between Carob Syrup and Molasses
Dark, fluid and sweet products obtained from carob; It is called by different names such as "molasses", "syrup", "essence" or "carob syrup" and "carob molasses" in English. These names sometimes refer to the same product, and sometimes to products that are different in terms of production method, density and composition. This can lead to confusion for both consumers and wholesale buyers.
Read MoreCarob Extract: Is There a Difference Between "Ekstrakt" and "Ekstre"?
The expressions "carob extract" and "carob extract" are used side by side in the market, product catalogs and scientific publications; this leads many buyers to think that they are two separate products. In fact, both words are the Turkish equivalents of the English concept of "extract" and describe the product formed by the components extracted from carob with the help of a solvent.
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Nutritional Value of Carob Molasses
Carob molasses is a traditional product obtained by condensing the water-soluble components of the carob fruit, and most of its dry matter consists of sugars. It also contains minerals such as potassium, calcium and magnesium and phenolic compounds; however, these values vary widely from product to product.
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Carob Products Guide: Which Product Is For What?
Carob is one of the rare agricultural products that can produce a large number of products from a single fruit. Powder, broken, molasses and extract from the fleshy part of the fruit; flour rich in gum and protein from the seed; honey produced by bees is obtained from the flowers. This diversity can also make it difficult to choose the right product.
Read MoreCarob Molasses (Harnup Molasses): How It Is Made, Nutritional Value, Benefits and How to Choose
Carob molasses is a traditional product made by drawing the sugars and other water-soluble components of dried carob pods into water and then concentrating the liquid. In this guide we explain, with sources, how harnup molasses is made, its nutritional value and D-pinitol content, how quality is judged, why it crystallizes, how it differs from carob extract and carob syrup, how to use it, and what to look for when buying.
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What is D-Pinitol in Carob?
D-Pinitol is a compound that has been increasingly researched in recent years among the natural ingredients found in plant sources. In particular, it is used in insulin signaling, glucose metabolism and metabolic balance.
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What is Carob Extract?
Carob Extract, carob extract in Turkish, is a concentrated extract obtained by taking certain components from the fleshy fruit of Ceratonia siliqua L. fruit by controlled extraction method.
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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