Nutritional and functional profile of carob bean (Ceratonia siliqua): a comprehensive review

Carob (Ceratonia siliqua) is one of Asia and Africa's popular nutritional and medicinal crops. This unique plant has an outstanding functional properties and nutritional profile. Carob has high sugar content, drought resistance and is very economical. Carob fruit consists of pulp and seed that...

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Published in:International journal of food properties 2023-09, Vol.26 (1), p.389-413
Main Authors: Basharat, Zunaira, Afzaal, Muhammad, Saeed, Farhan, Islam, Fakhar, Hussain, Muzzamal, Ikram, Ali, Pervaiz, Muhammad Usama, Awuchi, Chinaza Godswill
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acid production
Beans
bioactive compounds
carob bean
Ceratonia siliqua
Cosmetics
Drought resistance
Food industry
Functional profile
Medicinal plants
Natural products
nutritional composition
Oxidants
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Summary:Carob (Ceratonia siliqua) is one of Asia and Africa's popular nutritional and medicinal crops. This unique plant has an outstanding functional properties and nutritional profile. Carob has high sugar content, drought resistance and is very economical. Carob fruit consists of pulp and seed that are rich sources of different bioactive components. Carob has wide applications in various industries (food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics) as an anti-oxidant, thickener, stabilizer, lactic acid production and emulsions. The trend of moving toward natural products further highlights the use of carob in different fields due to its excellent nutritional and therapeutic profile. Carob bean gum is widely used in the food industry. The current review has highlighted the nutritional composition, bioactive profile, functional properties, and recent findings on the subject.
ISSN:1094-2912
1532-2386
DOI:10.1080/10942912.2022.2164590