One is the fruit of a tree that grows in Israel: carob. The other, chocolate, is derived from the cocoa tree, which bears the scientific name “the food of the gods,” or theobroma. While the carob has ...

I am old enough to remember the hippie generation, and back then is when I had my first taste of carob. Just to sit and munch on some isn't that exciting to me, but in baking it soars! That's where ...

Q. I recently bought some carob on a whim and now I’m wondering about its nutritional profile. Is it a healthy alternative to chocolate? What are the pros and cons? A. What is Carob? Carob is native ...

Carob has long been associated with the Jewish holiday of Tu B’shvat, the New Year of the Trees. But would it be so wrong to include a little chocolate, too? Each has religious connections. Sometimes ...

What has a similar taste to chocolate but isn’t chocolate? Carob. Carob is a tree, native to the Mediterranean region, grown for its edible pods. Inside the pods are seeds and pulp. The seeds are ...

When it comes to vegan chocolate chips, not all are created equal. There's a big difference between vegan chocolate and carob, namely the flavor. Cocoa and carob are also completely different things ...

Associate Professor Liu Shao Quan (left) and Mr Manfred Ku from the NUS Department of Food Science and Technology developed novel methods to improve the taste of carob-based chocolate alternatives.