CAROB
OR ELSE - BLACK GOLD-
What is locust bean? The locust bean, or wood horn, is the fruit of the locust bean. It looks like a Bean, but it's much bigger. When it is green, it is green, while after it matures it takes on a brown color and becomes hard. Carobs were used extensively as animal feed, but this fruit also fed many peoples in times of war and famine, when other foods were scarce, proving its high nutritional value.The nutritional value of locust bean Locust bean contains a high percentage of vegetable protein (4%), carbohydrates (76%), iron, calcium, phosphorus (81 mg / 100 g), potassium (800 mg / 100 g) and vitamins A and B, while it does not contain oxalic acid, which reduces the body's ability to assimilate calcium.
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