Carob seed flour is a natural polysaccharide extracted from the carob plant, the Ceratonia siliqua, which is widespread especially in the Mediterranean regions.

What it is used for and where

Food

It is used by the food industry as a thickener.

Carob seed flour studies

The best studies on intake properties, phytochemistry of carob.

Santonocito D, Granata G, Geraci C, Panico A, Siciliano EA, Raciti G, Puglia C. Carob Seeds: Food Waste or Source of Bioactive Compounds? Pharmaceutics. 2020 Nov 13;12(11):E1090. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics12111090. 

Papageorgiou M, Paraskevopoulou A, Pantazi F, Skendi A. Cake Perception, Texture and Aroma Profile as Affected by Wheat Flour and Cocoa Replacement with Carob Flour. Foods. 2020 Nov 2;9(11):E1586. doi: 10.3390/foods9111586. 

EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), Anastassiadou M, Bernasconi G, Brancato A, Carrasco Cabrera L, Ferreira L, Greco L, Jarrah S, Kazocina A, Leuschner R, Magrans JO, Miron I, Nave S, Pedersen R, Reich H, Rojas A, Sacchi A, Santos M, Theobald A, Vagenende B, Verani A. Modification of the existing maximum residue level for deltamethrin in carobs/Saint John's breads. EFSA J. 2020 Oct 27;18(10):e06271. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2020.6271. 

Antoniou C, Kyratzis A, Rouphael Y, Stylianou S, Kyriacou MC. Heat- and Ultrasound-Assisted Aqueous Extraction of Soluble Carbohydrates and Phenolics from Carob Kibbles of Variable Size and Source Material. Foods. 2020 Sep 25;9(10):1364. doi: 10.3390/foods9101364. 

Production and characterisation of reduced-fat and PUFA-enriched Burrata cheese.
Trani A, Gambacorta G, Gomes TF, Loizzo P, Cassone A, Faccia M.
J Dairy Res. 2016 May;83(2):236-41. doi: 10.1017/S0022029916000078.

Nutritional characterisation and bioactive components of commercial carobs flours.
Durazzo A, Turfani V, Narducci V, Azzini E, Maiani G, Carcea M.
Food Chem. 2014 Jun 15;153:109-13. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.12.045. 

Gaviscon and Carobel compared with cisapride in gastro-oesophageal reflux.
Greally P, Hampton FJ, MacFadyen UM, Simpson H.
Arch Dis Child. 1992 May;67(5):618-21.

The effect of dietary fiber on postprandial serum digoxin concentration in man.
Kasper H, Zilly W, Fassl H, Fehle F.
Am J Clin Nutr. 1979 Dec;32(12):2436-8.