Carob is the fruit of the Ceratonia Siliqua, commonly known as Carob tree, and belongs to the pea family. In Ancient Egypt it was used as a sweetener and digestive complement, a bit like the Aztecas used Cacao.
One of the best attributes of the Carob flour is that contains around 50% of natural sugars (fructose, sucrose, glucose, maltose). Therefore, it avoids the need to add sugars, instead it is necessary with Cocoa powder because of its bitter taste. Also, is ...