CAROB

Botanical Name: Ceratonia siliqua

Description

Carob - Ceratonia siliqua This elegant tree is the great chocolate impersonator! Carob is a delicious low fat food often referred to as "fake chocolate" due to its similarities to cocoa in taste and texture. A Mediterranean tree, it favours arid conditions that are naturally alien to fungus and pests. It is very tough, happily growing in poor soils, it acts as a soil improver and stabiliser as well as providing an interesting crop. The tree can take up to 15 years to bear pods from a seedling however a grafted Carob such as the Clifford can take less then 5 years. The Carob Tree fruits well into old age with a large tree producing up to 1 ton of beans per harvest. The pods can be eaten fresh and are a delightful lolly-type stick for children to chew on.

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Carob - Clifford

This one of the two available HERMAPHRODITES (self pollinating) which makes it a must for all orchards. The medium size beans are of good quality with 50%+ sugar content. An early fruit bearer on young trees. Yields are excellent with irrigation. This is the best variety we have.

Image	Price	Avail.	Propagation	Size	Buy Options
	$49.00	0	Grafted	Pot: 4L Height: 40-50cm	In Production
	$99.00	0	Grafted	Pot: 6L Height: 50-60cm	Seeking Propagation Material

Carob

This elegant tree is often referred to as fake chocolate due to its similarities to cocoa in taste and texture. A Mediterranean tree, favouring arid conditions. Seedlings can be Male, Female, or bisexual. Prefers well drained soil.

Price	Propagation	Size	Buy Options
$14.90	Seedling	Pot: 0.75L Height: 20-30cm	In Production
$16.90	Seedling	Pot: 0.5L Height: 10-20cm	In Production
$32.95	Seedling	Pot: 4L Height: 70-80cm	Seeking Propagation Material

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Planting Guide

Plant Information or Specifications

Max Height (when in the ground with good conditions)

+10m

Plants required to Pollinate

3 Plants (Male and Female)
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Can it Handle Frosts?

Yes

Amount of leaves in Winter?

All Leaves (Evergreen)

Fruiting/Harvest Months

March, April, May, June

Customer Comments on Carob

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Carob - grafted

Try before you buy the daleys grafted carob tree . Quik taste test Shop and Importer location : Mr Khalil S. Arjah, 214 The Boulevarde, Punchbowl NSW 2196 Ph.97598464 . Their chopped carob tastes better than carob powder . | R O L F - Bankstown, NSW 30-May-2006

Carob - grafted

Plant halfway up a west facing slope | Rolf - Bankstown, NSW 07-Dec-2005

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Search of Carob Flour from Nutritional Data Laboratory

Carob flour

NDB No: 16055 (Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion)
Scientific Name: Ceratonia siliqua
Refuse: 0%

Nutrient	Units	Value per 100 grams	Number of Data Points	Std. Error
Proximates
Water	g	3.58	12	0.748
Energy	kcal	222	0	0
Energy	kj	929	0	0
Protein	g	4.62	40	0.707
Total lipid (fat)	g	0.65	32	0.062
Ash	g	2.27	40	0.097
Carbohydrate, by difference	g	88.88	0	0
Fiber, total dietary	g	39.8	0	0
Sugars, total	g	49.08	0	0
Minerals
Calcium, Ca	mg	348	10	129.116
Iron, Fe	mg	2.94	10	0.314
Magnesium, Mg	mg	54	6	84.056
Phosphorus, P	mg	79	4	53.466
Potassium, K	mg	827	6	113.074
Sodium, Na	mg	35	2	0
Zinc, Zn	mg	0.92	7	0.189
Copper, Cu	mg	0.571	6	0.009
Manganese, Mn	mg	0.508	5	0.008
Selenium, Se	mcg	5.3	1	0
Vitamins
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid	mg	0.2	1	0
Thiamin	mg	0.053	8	0.006
Riboflavin	mg	0.461	7	0.131
Niacin	mg	1.897	8	0.146
Pantothenic acid	mg	0.047	4	0.015
Vitamin B-6	mg	0.366	4	0.045
Folate, total	mcg	29	1	0
Folic acid	mcg	0	0	0
Folate, food	mcg	29	1	0
Folate, DFE	mcg_DFE	29	0	0
Choline, total	mg	11.9	0	0
Vitamin B-12	mcg	0.00	0	0
Vitamin B-12, added	mcg	0.00	0	0
Vitamin A, IU	IU	14	0	0
Vitamin A, RAE	mcg_RAE	1	0	0
Retinol	mcg	0	0	0
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	mg	0.63	0	0
Vitamin E, added	mg	0.00	0	0
Vitamin K (phylloquinone)	mcg	0.0	0	0
Lipids
Fatty acids, total saturated	g	0.090	0	0
4:0	g	0.000	0	0
6:0	g	0.000	0	0
8:0	g	0.000	0	0
10:0	g	0.000	0	0
12:0	g	0.000	0	0
14:0	g	0.001	0	0
16:0	g	0.072	0	0
18:0	g	0.014	0	0
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	g	0.197	0	0
16:1 undifferentiated	g	0.004	0	0
18:1 undifferentiated	g	0.194	0	0
20:1	g	0.000	0	0
22:1 undifferentiated	g	0.000	0	0
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	g	0.216	0	0
18:2 undifferentiated	g	0.212	0	0
18:3 undifferentiated	g	0.004	0	0
18:4	g	0.000	0	0
20:4 undifferentiated	g	0.000	0	0
20:5 n-3	g	0.000	0	0
22:5 n-3	g	0.000	0	0
22:6 n-3	g	0.000	0	0
Cholesterol	mg	0	0	0
Amino acids
Tryptophan	g	0.048	0	0
Threonine	g	0.271	0	0
Isoleucine	g	0.209	0	0
Leucine	g	0.442	0	0
Lysine	g	0.196	0	0
Methionine	g	0.081	0	0
Cystine	g	0.029	0	0
Phenylalanine	g	0.151	0	0
Tyrosine	g	0.120	0	0
Valine	g	0.446	0	0
Arginine	g	0.130	0	0
Histidine	g	0.122	0	0
Alanine	g	0.584	0	0
Aspartic acid	g	0.503	0	0
Glutamic acid	g	0.362	0	0
Glycine	g	0.267	0	0
Proline	g	0.354	0	0
Serine	g	0.304	0	0
Other
Alcohol, ethyl	g	0.0	0	0
Caffeine	mg	0	0	0
Theobromine	mg	0	0	0
Carotene, beta	mcg	8	0	0
Carotene, alpha	mcg	0	0	0
Cryptoxanthin, beta	mcg	0	0	0
Lycopene	mcg	0	0	0
Lutein + zeaxanthin	mcg	0	0	0

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