name: Carob

flavor_db_name_variants: carob

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Carob

id: 321

name_scientific: Ceratonia siliqua

description: Ceratonia siliqua, commonly known as the carob tree and St John's-bread, is a species of flowering evergreen shrub or tree in the pea family, Fabaceae. It is widely cultivated for its edible pods, and as an ornamental tree in gardens. The ripe, dried pod is often ground to carob powder which is used as a substitute for cocoa powder.

itis_id: 26531

wikipedia_id: Carob

picture_file_name: 326.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 39324

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:33:23.000Z

legacy_id: 353

food_group: Vegetables

food_subgroup: Other vegetables

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:35.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:23.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 20340

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00321