Supply Chain in the Carob Sector: From Garden to Factory
Behind a pack of carob powder or a kilo of carob gum; There is a long chain starting from the forest or garden where the tree is located, passing through the collector, intermediary, crushing plant, gum producer and exporter. Since carob is a product largely collected from natural trees, the first links of this chain work quite differently from other fruits.
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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How is Carob Processed? Crushing, Separating and Grinding
Carob pods are not used directly in industry as they come from the field. First, it is selected and cleaned, then broken and the kernels are separated from the fleshy part. This single step divides the pod into two separate product branches: broken (kibble), powder and molasses from the fleshy part; carob gum and germ flour are obtained from the kernel.
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