4. The part that's used directly for its flavor & sweetness is the pod itself, not the seeds. The best varieties found in nature (there is no carob breeding that I know of...everything is selection - finding and clonally propagating the best varieties) have about 50% sugars in them. #Botany #PlantScience #Science #Carob #Food

1. Ceratonia siliqua is native to the Mediterranean regions, although it was spread to some.

https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13726 #Botany #PlantScience #Science #Carob

While I strongly disagree with his opinions about #carob, I feel Jonathan Kauffman really did some great research in creating "Hippie Food: How Back-to-the-Landers, Longhairs, and Revolutionaries Changed the Way We Eat"

I started the book while in grad school, but couldn't finish it due to academic reading. Now that I can read it, I'm just fascinated by the history.

At the very least, it proves that you can make big changes as an individual. Or at least some of us can.

While I strongly disagree with his opinions about #carob, I feel Jonathan Kauffman really did some great research in creating "Hippie Food: How Back-to-the-Landers, Longhairs, and Revolutionaries Changed the Way We Eat"

I started the book while in grad school, but couldn't finish it due to academic reading. Now that I can read it, I'm just fascinated by the history.

At the very least, it proves that you can make big changes as an individual. Or at least some of us can.