Carob is completely unrelated to the Cacao/Cocoa Bean. They provide a useful alternative to the chocolatey flavour normally obtained from Cocoa Beans. This particular carob powder has a very delicate, sweet flavour that comes very, very close to Cacao/Cocoa. It is the raw, unroasted nature of this carob powder which enables it to mimic chocolate so closely. We have not come across a better powder in this respect. We have made handmade carob chocolates using this powder and we could not tell the difference between these and normal cocoa-based chocolates.
Conventional, roasted carob powder is often too heavy in flavour to use in great quantities. This unroasted powder is different. It can easily be used as a direct replacement for Cacao/Cocoa Powder in cake, biscuit, chocolate and other sweet recipes. You may even like to try using it in a Mexican Mole - we have yet to try this!
Product may be prone to clumping, but this does not effect the quality or taste. It simply needs breaking up either with your hands, or for a less 'hands on' approach it can be whizzed in a food processor/blender back into a powder.
Ingredients
Carob pods.
Last Batch Packed
The last batch packed at our facility in Sussex, UK
has the following specifications:
Date produced
Thu 2 May 2024 13:42
Batch no.
121766
Best before
End Jan 2026
Country of origin
Spain
Organic produce?
Yes
Nutritional Information
Typical Values
Per 100g
Energy
293kcal
Fat
<0.5g
of which saturates
0g
Carbohydrates
51g
of which sugars
37.7g
Fibre
35.8g
Protein
4.5g
Salt
0.03
Allergy Info & Warnings
Organic • Vegetarian, Vegan.
Packed in a factory that also handles nuts, soya, sesame, eggs, milk, mustard, celery, wheat and gluten.