What is Carob Vinegar?
Carob vinegar is a fruit vinegar produced by fermenting the sugary liquid obtained from the carob fruit first with alcohol and then with acetic acid. The high sugar content of carob makes it a suitable raw material for fermentation. In Turkey and Mediterranean countries, there are carob vinegars produced both at home and commercially.
Read MoreCarob 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.
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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